Japan Remains an Outlier as Global Acceptance of Cannabis Grows December 20, 2023 AggregatedNews Japan 0 Comments For one very particular niche of Japan’s economy, the first Saturday of December marked a black spot on the calendar: It was the first day of the country’s new ban on products – such as gummies, pre-rolled joints and vape cartridges… Read More→
Taiwan’s cannabis trade falters as Thailand and Japan cash in April 18, 2023 AggregatedNews Japan, Taiwan, Thailand 0 Comments Taiwan’s staunchly conservative attitudes towards drugs pose challenge to the burgeoning cannabidiol industry. Taipei, Taiwan – Joyce Wu was always curious about cannabis. Wu tried it a few times in Taiwan, where she grew up, but did not like the effects… Read More→
Weed’s next frontier is in Asia December 23, 2022 AggregatedNews APAC, Japan, South Korea, Thailand 0 Comments HONG KONG, Dec 23 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Asia is beginning to warm up to the use of cannabis. Thailand legalised marijuana cultivation at home in 2022, while South Korea, Japan and Malaysia are paving the way for pharmaceutical applications. With the weed… Read More→
Medical Marijuana in Japan October 5, 2022 Hilary Bricken Japan 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken, Principal at Harris Bricken Yes, medical marijuana could finally be coming to Japan. Last week, a panel made up of Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare pushed for an update to the country’s laws and rules… Read More→
Japan Stays Tough on Cannabis as Other Nations Loosen Up October 27, 2021 AggregatedNews Japan 0 Comments Some Japanese who have gone abroad and been exposed to the benefits of cannabis derivatives, particularly CBD, are hoping Japan will change course. But the government shows little inclination. KOBE, Japan — From an early age, Japanese society had conditioned… Read More→
Is Japan ready to embrace CBD? November 3, 2020 AggregatedNews Japan 0 Comments Kota Shimomura, owner of CBD Coffee in Tokyo’s Meguro Ward, has noticed a peculiar thing about his clientele. “When talking to customers, they do things like cry,” he says. The 35-year-old Shimomura stands outside his newly opened, white-walled storefront, eyeing a group… Read More→
Is Japan ready to embrace CBD? October 27, 2020 AggregatedNews Hemp Industry News, Japan 0 Comments Cannabidiol market has huge potential if there’s a shift in public attitudes Kota Shimomura, owner of CBD Coffee in Tokyo’s Meguro Ward, has noticed a peculiar thing about his clientele. “When talking to customers, they do things like cry,” he… Read More→