Japanese authorities launched investigations into a record 7,120 individuals for cannabis offenses in 2025, marking a 12 percent increase from a year earlier, government data showed Tuesday.People under 30 accounted for 72 percent of those investigated, or 5,151, up 11 percent, which was also a record, according to the data from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare."To address the drug problem facing the international community, we want to work closely with relevant agencies overseas and promote comprehensive drug measures with a united government," health minister Kenichiro Ueno said …READ FULL ARTICLE
