In a sign of the shift in opinion, corporate Japan is now wrestling with the consequences of the country’s stringent narcotics laws as cannabis-related products threaten to disrupt the alcohol and tobacco industries.
When celebrities in Japan are caught possessing or using marijuana, the public is encouraged to give its own verdict on the fallen star by boycotting their films and music.
It is a convention that was never questioned by Japan’s powerful media or mainstream public opinion, but attitudes among the country’s younger generations are changing.
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Kana Inagaki ~ FT.com ~
