Hacker News with Generative AI: Drug Policy

Japan tightens cannabis laws amid rising youth usage (japantimes.co.jp)
Revisions to the Cannabis Control Law and the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law that criminalize the use of marijuana, with penalties of up to seven years in prison, went into effect Thursday.

Japan, Cannabis Laws, Drug Policy, Youth Usage, Law Enforcement

6 points by mikhael 37 days ago | 0 comments

Oregon law rolling back drug decriminalization set to take effect (apnews.com)

Oregon, Law, Drug Policy, Criminal Justice

36 points by geox 138 days ago | 81 comments

Marijuana Is Too Strong Now (theatlantic.com)

Marijuana, Drug Policy, Health, Society

7 points by peutetre 141 days ago | 5 comments

Brazil's Supreme Court decriminalizes marijuana (bloomberg.com)

Brazil, Law, Marijuana, Drug Policy

163 points by meiraleal 206 days ago | 78 comments

DEA Accepts Health Agency's Recommendation to Reclassify Cannabis (norml.org)

Cannabis, Drug Policy, Health, Law, Government

188 points by jdmark 262 days ago | 2 comments