CBD News From Japan

Japan is poised to allow medical marijuana to treat patients with incurable diseases Blue Hole New consumption 2023-02-02 21:30 The Japanese government is preparing to allow the use of medical marijuana to treat patients with incurable medical conditions under a bill outlined last week, foreign media reported. Picture cannot be displayed According to the Japan Shimbun, the government is considering submitting bills during the current session of the Diet, Japan's national legislature, including one to amend the Marijuana Control Law. The proposed revisions would also criminalize the use of marijuana without a prescription. In countries such as the United States and Britain, drugs made from the cannabis plant are used to treat intractable epilepsy and other conditions that do not respond to existing drugs. However, in Hong Kong, China, both THC and non-toxic CBD are banned. The cannabis plant contains an intoxicating substance, which is one of the reasons why its medicinal use is banned in Japan. The proposed revision would enable such patients to use drugs made from the cannabis plant. With regard to marijuana use, there are currently no penalties for marijuana use, as farmers who grow marijuana with the permission of the county governor may ingest substances from the plants during harvest.