TokyoJapan is beginning to open up about drugs: the country is further tightening its zero-tolerance policy on narcotics. Since last December, consuming marijuana is no longer just a social taboo or a legal gray area: it’s a criminal offense. At the end of March, Tokyo police arrested two people for the first time—a 44-year-old man and a woman—accused of using cannabis after failing a urine test.
Japanese authorities are also applying new legislation, which criminalizes marijuana use, to foreigners. Read More
