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Marijuana use is viewed almost as bad as heroin use is in many western countries. Anyone caught with any amount of marijuana will be arrested. Suspects can be detained for several weeks before they need to be charged with a crime. Evidence obtained through illegal means (such as illegal searches) is routinely admitted in court. Some 98% of all people charged with a crime are convicted by Japanese courts.
People go to jail for possessing less than one gram of hemp and they face many social penalties too (loss of job, expulsion from schools, etc.). Theoretically you can go to prison for five years for a single joint. Larger quantities, cultivation or smuggling will lead to prison sentences of up to seven years. Smugglers caught with a few hundred grams to a few kg of cannabis are routinely sent to prison for 3-4 years. Discipline in Japanese prisons is extremely strict and conditions are harsh.
All foreigners caught with marijuana will be deported after having served their sentence, with a life-time ban on returning into the country
Samurai_Jerk wrote:Can you be arrested for testing positive on a drug test in Japan?
One thing you should do is clean your apartment from top to bottom, inlcuding washing all of your clothes thoroughly. You want to make sure they can't even find a single seed.
sillygirl wrote:A friend of mine who is now languishing in a jail in Saitama for 5 years on a drug offence told me they vacuum your apartment etc so be thorough!
sillygirl wrote:hooked on cough medicine...
GomiGirl wrote:Damn - I have led such a sheltered life.. how does one get hooked on cough medicine pray tell?
Samurai_Jerk wrote:Shit dude, In your shoes...
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