Japan sees record cannabis offenders above 5,000 in 2020

A record 5,034 people were involved in cannabis-related crimes in Japan in 2020, with teens and those in their 20s accounting for the majority of the offenders, police data showed Thursday.The figure rose 713 from the previous year for the seventh consecutive yearly increase and exceeded 5,000 for the first time.The National Police Agency warned that many young people are not aware of the risk of drugs due to the circulation of "positive information online" and vowed to boost cyber patrols and crack down on drug deals using social media.According to a survey involving 748 of the total offen…READ FULL ARTICLE