71: CBD — Japan's path to medical marijuana? w/ Dan Buyanovsky

In his research, Dan discovers the long history of cannabis in Japan, talks to groups campaigning for the legalization of medical marijuana and the people selling CBD as a relaxation agent during these ever so slightly stressful times.

Read/hear more:

• Is Japan ready to embrace CBD? • (Dan Buyanovsky, The Japan Times)

• Cannabis — The fabric of Japan • (Jon Mitchell, The Japan Times)

• Japan’s First Lady Touts Revival of Hemp Culture • (The Wall Street Journal)

Green Zone Japan • Japanese Magenese — "Real Stoner" • (YouTube)

• Mega-G and Dogma — "High Brand" • (YouTube)

• Man in battle against cancer leads Japanese fight for medical use of marijuana • (Tomoko Otake, The Japan Times)

• Japan sees record 4,300 cannabis offenders in 2019 • (The Japan Times)

• Five U.S. states pass legal marijuana measures • (Bloomberg via The Japan Times)

On this episode:

Dan Buyanovsky: Website | Instagram

Oscar Boyd: Twitter | Articles | Instagram

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Photo: CBD is added to coffee at Tokyo's CBD Coffee | Dan Buyanovsky