Many overseas businesses and cannabis-related organizations have issued comments on the amendment of Japan's Cannabis Control Law. However, it is often seen that these comments are made without accurately understanding the content presented by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The key points of the proposed amendment by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare are as follows: 1. The THC limit in hemp plants is set to 0.3% or less. 2. The residual THC limits in CBD products are as follows: * Oil products: 10 ppm * Beverage products: 0.1 ppm * Other products: 1 ppm Additionally, with the amendment, it will become possible to prescribe cannabis-derived medications, and it is expected that Epidiolex prescriptions will begin. However, Japan is also set to introduce the rarely seen crime of cannabis use. I personally believe that the reason for the extremely low residual THC limits in CBD products is to enforce this use crime. Positive reactions from urine tests are expected to be grounds for applying the use crime, and the Ministry has stated that they can distinguish between secondhand smoke and actual cannabis use.

Posted by Shinji Ukita at 2024-06-27 00:40:04 UTC