A record 4,321 individuals were involved in cannabis cases in Japan last year, up 743 from the previous year for the sixth consecutive year of increase, with abuse of the drug by young people showing a marked rise, police said Thursday.The number of those aged 14 to 19 involved in cannabis cases probed by the police jumped 4.4-fold from 2.0 per 100,000 people in that age group in 2015 to 8.7, according to the National Police Agency data.The number of people in their 20s per 100,000 more than doubled to 15.5 from 6.9 in the same period, according to the agency.Overall, 4.3 individuals per 10…READ FULL ARTICLE
