{"id":5692,"date":"2023-10-02T15:24:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjcadvisorynetwork.com\/?p=5692"},"modified":"2023-10-02T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T22:08:29","slug":"law-amendment-to-permit-medical-cannabis-use-with-new-offense-for-misuse-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjcadvisorynetwork.com\/ja\/law-amendment-to-permit-medical-cannabis-use-with-new-offense-for-misuse-prevention","title":{"rendered":"Law Amendment to Permit Medical Cannabis Use with New Offense for Misuse Prevention in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5692\" class=\"elementor elementor-5692\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ec9878 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ec9878\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e4bd1f\" data-id=\"0e4bd1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678dd99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"678dd99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The government is gearing up to present amendments to the Cannabis Control Act during the upcoming special session of Parliament scheduled for the 20th. These amendments will allow the use of pharmaceuticals derived from cannabis. They&#8217;re also planning to introduce a new &#8220;possession offense&#8221; with penalties to prevent easy misuse. The new bills to be introduced are expected to be fewer, totaling 10, compared to the 22 bills submitted in last year&#8217;s special session, as revealed by insiders on the 2nd.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27b15df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27b15df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5478bde\" data-id=\"5478bde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148ffb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"148ffb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under the current law, while clinical trials based on appropriate implementation plans are allowed for pharmaceuticals derived from cannabis, their use as pharmaceuticals is prohibited. In countries like the United States, the use of cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals for patients with severe epilepsy has been advancing, and there have been requests from medical professionals in Japan as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0f95d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0f95d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d370b8d\" data-id=\"d370b8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd7ddf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd7ddf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>he proposed amendments will expand the scope of cannabis cultivation licenses for industrial and medical purposes, which were previously limited to fiber and seed harvesting purposes. To prevent the misuse, particularly among young people, they will include provisions for &#8220;possession&#8221; and &#8220;cultivation,&#8221; which are already prohibited, along with prohibitions on use and associated penalties. The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare&#8217;s subcommittee compiled a report last September that allows for the manufacturing and use of pharmaceuticals whose effectiveness and safety have been confirmed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0af763a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0af763a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7b69a9\" data-id=\"e7b69a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9cb51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e9cb51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the special session of Parliament, they plan to submit 10 new bills, including legislation related to the electronic publication of legal notices in the official government gazette.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de48cc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de48cc5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a3d05a\" data-id=\"1a3d05a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3aa3a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3aa3a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.47news.jp\/9937882.html\" target=\"_blank\">47 NEWS\u300c\u533b\u7642\u7528\u5927\u9ebb\u5bb9\u8a8d\u3078\u6cd5\u6539\u6b63\u3000\u4e71\u7528\u9632\u6b62\u3067\u4f7f\u7528\u7f6a\u65b0\u8a2d\u300d<\/a><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government is gearing up to present amendments to the Cannabis Control Act during the upcoming special session of Parliament scheduled for the 20th. 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