Japan sees record cannabis cases in 2023, 70% among young people

A record 6,482 people were investigated in criminal cases involving cannabis in Japan last year, up 1,140 from the previous year, with teens and young adults in their 20s accounting for over 70 percent of the figure, police said Thursday.The number of people involved in cannabis-related cases exceeded those associated with stimulant drugs for the first time since data became available in 1958, according to the National Police Agency.People in their teens or 20s accounted for 73.5 percent of the total. Among them, 3,545 people were in their 20s, making up 54.7 percent of the total, while 1,2…READ FULL ARTICLE