To the Japanese government and law enforcement authorities,
There has been a lot of discussion about marijuana in Japan recently. Some people have gone as far as to call it the start of a panic.
Research what happened in America a few decades ago when the powers that be came up against the same issue. Ever heard of "reefer madness"? It was a huge overreaction by American authorities toward young people smoking pot. That overreaction caused a great deal of suffering and burned vast amounts of tax money.