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No. 87085
Cannabis originated in Asia and people have used it as a medicine and in religious rituals for thousands of years, including in Japan. If you've read or watched fiction set in a pre-Meiji era where they did some Shinto rituals involving "incense," there's a good chance that it's actually weed. Today, though, Japan has very strict drug laws and since marijuana is classified as an illegal drug, it's taboo to even talk about it. As far as I can tell recreational drug use in Japan is mostly prescription drugs. If you want to try weed or cocaine or something, you have to go abroad.
I feel like the harsh laws might have their roots in the opium wars--Japan was just starting to open itself up to the outside world in the aftermath of the second war. After seeing what the opium trade had done to China they may have taken steps to prevent such a disaster happening in Japan, and it just kind of stuck there in the laws and culture of the place. (They did however use opium more or less as a weapon in their own fights against China up until WWII.) This is pure speculation though, take it with a grain of salt.
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