In 2019, nearly 1070 cases of narcotic and psychotropic drug-related crimes were registered in Japan, representing a record high in the last decade. That year, the number of arrested cases under the Cannabis Control Law in Japan amounted to around 5.6 thousand.
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MHLW (Japan). (July 30, 2021). Number of narcotic and psychotropic drug-related crimes in Japan from 2010 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/743822/japan-number-of-narcotics-and-psychotropic-drug-crimes/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of narcotic and psychotropic drug-related crimes in Japan from 2010 to 2019." Chart. July 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/743822/japan-number-of-narcotics-and-psychotropic-drug-crimes/
MHLW (Japan). (2021). Number of narcotic and psychotropic drug-related crimes in Japan from 2010 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/743822/japan-number-of-narcotics-and-psychotropic-drug-crimes/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drug-related Crimes in Japan from 2010 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/743822/japan-number-of-narcotics-and-psychotropic-drug-crimes/
MHLW (Japan), Number of narcotic and psychotropic drug-related crimes in Japan from 2010 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/743822/japan-number-of-narcotics-and-psychotropic-drug-crimes/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of narcotic and psychotropic drug-related crimes in Japan from 2010 to 2019 [Graph], MHLW (Japan), July 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/743822/japan-number-of-narcotics-and-psychotropic-drug-crimes/