173: Does a university cannabis scandal point to a larger trend?

A drugs scandal at Japan’s biggest university draws attention to a troubling statistic: Cannabis use among young people is on the rise. Yukana Inoue and Tomoko Otake join us to discuss Japanese attitudes toward marijuana. (This episode includes a segment that was originally broadcast May 17.) 
Hosted by Shaun McKenna and produced by Dave Cortez.

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Shaun McKenna: Articles | Twitter | Instagram
Yukana Inoue: Articles
Tomoko Otake: Articles | Twitter
Alex K.T. Martin: Articles | Twitter 

Read/Listen more: 

• Illegal stimulants found in Nihon University football player dorm (Yukana Inoue, The Japan Times)
• Nihon University scandal puts focus on ‘collective responsibility’ (Yukana Inoue, The Japan Times)
• Navigating Japan’s maze of cannabis-related laws (Tomoko Otake, The Japan Times)
• Jail in Japan for cannabis in Canada? Possible but unlikely (Colin P.A. Jones, The Japan Times)
• Cannabis: The fabric of Japan (Jon Mitchell, The Japan Times)
• CBD — Japan's path to medical marijuana? (Deep Dive from The Japan Times)
• “Legalize It” by Masataka and Saya Takagi (YouTube)

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Photo: Leaves of marijuana plants from which hemp fibers are extracted at Japan's largest legal marijuana farm in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, on July 5, 2016 | REUTERS