19th September 2024 - Asia, Japan |
Japan: The government has released guidance on THC limits for CBD products following a public consultation launched in May of this year. Despite the fact
17th September 2024 - Asia, Japan |
Japan: The Ministry of Health has said a law criminalising recreational cannabis use and legalising medicinal products derived from cannabis will enter into
4th June 2024 - Asia, Japan |
Japan: The government has launched public consultations for draft legislation set to regulate the hemp and CBD industries. The proposals suggest that CBD
11th December 2023 - Asia, Japan |
Japan: The upper house of the parliament (House of Councillors) has adopted a proposal legalising cannabis-based medicines and criminalising recreational cannabis use. The
21st November 2023 - Asia, Japan |
Japan: The Ministry of Health intends to ban hexahydrocannabihexol (HHCH) after several hospitalisations due to consumption of gummies containing HHCH, press reports. The ban
14th November 2023 - Asia, Japan |
Japan: Today (14th November), the House of Representatives (lower house) adopted a proposal to legalise cannabis-based medicines and criminalise recreational cannabis use. The
27th January 2023 - Asia, Japan |
Japan: The Ministry of Health and Welfare has published a review of the Cannabis Control Law, proposing a limit of 0.2% THC in hemp,
3rd October 2022 - Asia, Japan |
Japan: A Japanese health ministry panel has recommended amending its laws to legalise the importation and use of medical cannabis. The recommendation includes establishing a distribution
27th May 2022 - Asia, Japan |
Japan: The Cannabis Control Review Subcommittee – set up by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to review drug control rules –
25th March 2022 - Asia, Japan |
Japan: The number of cannabis offences has increased, media reports. Last year, 5,482 people were caught possessing cannabis and cannabis-based products, according to police
14th March 2022 - Asia, Japan |
Japan: The Health Ministry has published a ministerial ordinance that prohibits manufacturing, importing, selling, possessing and using hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and HHC-containing products. It enters