Japan may ease medical marijuana stance

A worker inspects cannabis leaves at the Rak Jang farm, one of the first to receive permission from the Thai government to grow cannabis and sell products to medical facilities, in Nakhon Ratchasima, in March this year. (Reuters File Photo)

TOKYO: A Japanese health ministry panel on Thursday recommended revising the country’s drug laws to allow for the import and use of medicinal marijuana products.

The recommendation was based on meeting medical needs and to harmonise Japan with international standards, the committee said in a report.