Japão e a Marijuana!!

[Hideki Ryuga 0]

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        http://www.blacktokyo.com/2009/02/23/how-do-japanese-get-a-taste-for-marijuana/ 

Cannabis has been an integral part of Japanese culture since the beginnings of its history. Cannabis is a sacred herb to the religion of Shinto, and was also used and praised by ancient Zen poets and Buddhist monks.  Japanese merchants dealt in coins which had square holes in the centre, and were carried on strings of hemp. The Japanese five yen coin still has a hole in it, left over from this practice.Here is the latest from Terrie’s Take 506 — The Demon Weed, ebiz news from Japan. Be sure to sign-up for Terrie’s monthly newsletter and read Japan, Inc. magazine for tech and biz information on Japan!

The National Police Agency announced this last week that it arrested 2,778 people for marijuana offenses in 2008, 22.3%  more people than in 2007. 90% of those arrested where first-time offenders — not habitual criminals, and 60% of them were under the age of 30. Over the last 12 months, we’ve seen a parade of high-profile marijuana users get busted. Entertainers, sumo wrestlers (Russian and Japanese), students at prestigious universities (e.g., Keio and Waseda), foreign rugby players, and even large portions of entire university rugby teams.

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[Hideki Ryuga 0]

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