Business of Cannabis
Japan has officially launched a public comment period for its landmark cannabis reform bill, offering new details on how its nascent cannabis industry will look over the coming months.
On May 30, the Japanese government announced that it would now be accepting public comments from interested parties on five measures of the new bill.
PRECIS
table of contents
Chapter 1 General Rules（Article―Article 4）
Chapter 2 Cannabis Harvested Growers（Article 5―Article 12 Five）
Chapter 3 Cannabis Research Grower（Article 13―Article 17）
Chapter 4 supervision（Article 18―Article 21）
Chapter 5 Miscellaneous Law（Article 22―Article 23）
Chapter 6 Penalties（Article 24―Article 28）
Schedule
Article 5 Those who want to become cannabis harvest growers are named Governor of the prefectural capital of the cultivated area （ or less 「 Governor of the prefecture 」, as stipulated by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. ）License （ Below In this chapter simply 「 License 」. ）Must receive.
2 No license is granted to anyone who falls under any of the following issues.
one A person who has been revoked by the license under the provisions of Article 12, paragraph 31, and has not passed three years from the date of cancellation.
two Drug addicts （ Narcotics and psychotropic drug enforcement laws Article 2, Paragraph 1, Issue 25. ）
Three Persons sentenced to more than imprisonment
Four Minors
Five Established by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Ordinance as a person who cannot properly perform the work of cannabis grass harvest growers due to physical and mental failure
Most notably, the preliminary proposals suggest that Japan is seeking to forgo the complex and lengthy Novel Foods process for CBD products, and could become the first country to approve CBD in food.
Yves Antoniazzi, Managing Director of Astrasana Holding AG, one of the few international companies to have a foothold in the Japanese CBD market, said: “We have been waiting a long time for this. It is a huge milestone for the global cannabis industry. Japan is the first country to approve CBD in food, paving the way for corporate companies to list CBD products in retail chains.”
Business of Cannabis will be digging deeper into the details of Japan’s new proposals and providing analysis into their implications for businesses in the coming days.
What happened?
Late last year, Japan made a major step towards cannabis reform after approving a bill to amend its 75-year-old Cannabis Control Act.
After passing the bill in November, the Japanese authorities have been ironing out the details of these reforms, and the industry has been poised for an announcement from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) laying out the new framework.
The public comment period, which will last until June 13 or 29, offers medical professionals and CBD businesses the opportunity to examine the draft order and voice their concerns before a final decision is made and the amendments can be enacted.
Opinions are now being solicited on five topics, including law enforcement, THC analysis methods, the development of related laws and regulations, and first and second-class cultivation license reviews.
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