Gummies allegedly containing substances derived from cannabis are under police investigation after nearly 10 people who ate them were taken to hospital recently in Tokyo, investigative sources say.
The Japanese government is planning to bolster its response to technically legal drugs amid a spate of recent cases where young people have experienced serious adverse effects from certain substances, health ministry officials said Sunday.
A record 5,482 people were involved in cannabis cases in Japan last year, up 448 from the previous year and rising for the eighth consecutive year, with abuse of the drug seen mostly among young people, according to police