It`s worse. Drug laws are constitutional in Japan. Because I was caught smoking cannabis as a teenager, I can`t go back to Japan until they change it. Japan is an island and the fact that they monitor very well what comes in and out has made it possible to reach places where stoner culture is not really present in Japan. As a tourist, you`d be foolish to risk it. Drug-seeking tourists usually find themselves in shady situations with facilities run by yakuza, ruthless Nigerian pimps, etc., where you risk being robbed, arrested, or worse. You don`t want to be sucked into Tokyo`s lower abdomen just to get high. I hope that Thailand, which is very tough on drugs, will lead by example with its recent legalization of weed. TL;DR: Possessing illegal drugs in Japan? No, not once.
The Japanese judicial system is incredibly good at taking prisoners, and it really doesn`t like drugs. They have a conviction rate of over 99%, mostly due to induced/deliberate confessions. It`s one of the most important places in the world to not break that damn law because you`ll go to jail if you get caught. If you like drugs, don`t go to Japan, or at least don`t take drugs in Japan. That damn foreigner who brings drugs to Japan. To give us a bad name to other foreigners! What if you could prove that the drug was used in another country? For example, you spend two weeks in Canada, really enjoying all that Canada has to offer. and then get caught on the Narita Express by a police/dog check? The German will be obliged to mention all the names with which he has come into contact; Police will already review the contacts on his phone and laptops and assume that “if he knew them – especially if they are foreigners – they must also be drug users and clients of him. That`s one reason it`s also a bad idea to connect even with people who use drugs – the standard police shakedown often assumes they`re dealers, and even if they aren`t, a good way to identify other drug users. What is the penalty for drug possession in Japan for foreigners? Let`s say for a small amount of MDMA? I`ve tried to research open source, although I haven`t found anything concrete yet.
A common theme of the people is not to admit/sign a confession of the crime, as the Japanese judicial system does not accept clemency. Any further information would be appreciated. If you are broken and do not admit or sign a confession, you will receive the maximum penalty. Admitting that you did wrong and submitting to the mercy of the court is literally the only way to avoid it. Refusing to admit anything (as you would in the US, for example, where you never admit anything until you make a deal) is a sure way to throw the book at you. Keep in mind that they may force you to take a drug test and a positive result equals possession. If you follow any of the links above, please follow reddit`s rules and do not vote in other threads. (Info/^Contact) Do Japanese people use recreational (illegal) drugs? What drugs do they use most often? Marijuanna, methamphetamine, cocaine, Ritalin, heroin, etc. Do you dose the yakuza, control all the illegal drugs and sell them through drug dealers? It`s Richard Nixon`s fault.
The UN drug list was the worst. I searched Wikipedia and discovered that it is illegal to import amphetamines or precursors to manufacture amphetamines or methamphetamine into Japan, but I couldn`t find anything about the Japanese law and what the criminal charges of possession or use would be. As a California stoner who smokes all day, every day, believe me when I say that everything will be fine without your holiday medication. Go to a 7-11, buy Strong Zero and drink on the street. It is as tolerant as Japan will be. That being said, I`ve definitely seen hard drug use in Tokyo at underground electronic music events. I think it`s rare compared to Europe, but not unknown. The least dangerous drug in the world with minimal addictive properties and a mostly positive impact on its users, not to mention allowing you to see things from a new perspective, especially if you don`t use cannabis frequently, it makes sense that countries ban it in favor of alcohol. Even I, a crazy and tough fucking stoner, wouldn`t dare to smoke in Japan, get caught and you`re cheated Me and some recreational users on r/stims, where a long conversation about Japan and the issue of illegal drug use in Japan was raised, but no one had an answer! So I thought I`d ask the question here in R/Japan! Unlike the United States, where prescription drugs such as neoopiates tend to be abused. In Japan, since until recently they were usually reserved for terminal cancer patients, etc., we get antidepressants, benzodiazepines, etc., which tend to be abused.
In many ways, it`s easier than in the U.S. because there are fewer protections against script purchases. People go from clinic to clinic, reporting symptoms like anxiety and insomnia, to get a good, subsidized supply of drugs like lorazepam. Don`t give a fuck about drugs in Asia. They will be stronger for you. Anyone who makes pot here is a Grade A certified fool. Another source of abuse is over-the-counter medications. For example, a cold remedy called BRON contains surprisingly large amounts of methylephedrine and dihydrocodeine (the latter is a controlled substance in the United States, so the U.S.
military specifically warns its soldiers serving in Japan and Okinawa not to take it, let alone abuse it). How is the drug scene in Japan? What medications, if any, are common? Could a foreigner get drugs on vacation? I don`t want to be disrespectful, but it`s a real question, I`m from Australia where most drugs are easy to get and the police don`t really care unless you`re intoxicated in public. In fact, this is only the case for stronger medications that leave your body fairly quickly. It`s not for marijuana, pretty weird. If you search in Japanese for the legality of police officers requesting urine samples in Roppongi, you will find examples of Japanese law that (for some reason) exempts a positive urinalysis from legality. I`m not sure of the reasoning, except that it was probably adopted by McAurther, so does he mimic the U.S. more? There is, of course, a drug scene, but a stranger has no access to it at all. Vice had a great documentary about it when they looked at drug cultures from different countries. In Japan, young people tended to fuck with more chemical-based drugs because it was easy to get chemicals and do shit on others. www.topropepress.com/news/36802/matt-sydal-arrested-convicted-japan-drug-charges/ The drug scene here is great if you also enjoy spending time in prison.
