Political Party Calls for Cannabis Legalization: A Step Toward a More Progressive Future

Political Party Calls for Cannabis Legalization: A Step Toward a More Progressive Future

Sanseito regards cannabis not simply as a plant, but as a symbol of Japanese tradition and spiritual culture, and aims to restore it to its former glory. We propose the following policies to reconsider the suppression of hemp culture under the postwar occupation policy and the economic vested interests of the oil industry, and to realize true independence for Japan, free from information restrictions.

Point 1

Revitalizing the Japanese economy

Cannabis legalization and market entry

The global cannabis market size in 2022 is estimated to be around 600 billion yen

By 2030

Approximately 58 trillion yen

is predicted to reach

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Securing new tax revenue

We will use cannabis-related tax revenues to support education, welfare, and regional development, and support the future of Japan as a whole.

*Tax revenue in the United States is expected to reach approximately 1.9 trillion yen in 2030

Point 2

Alignment with international human rights standards

Review our cannabis policy in accordance with the human rights standards promoted by the United Nations and international drug treaties.

Ensuring the right to health

Medical marijuana is a right to health for patients who need treatment. Based on the guidelines of the WHO and the United Nations, we promote medical marijuana for the purpose of relieving pain and suffering.

Realization of equality under the law

Unfair discrimination against cannabis users and possessors leads to human rights violations. Provide equal legal protection to all and prevent prejudice and unfair arrests.

Abolition of excessive penalties

The fact that minor offences such as cannabis possession and use result in serious consequences that can affect a person's entire life and lead to a loss of social status is excessive when viewed from the perspective of international human rights standards.

Cannabis can save lives

We take seriously the life-saving potential of medical marijuana for patients with epilepsy and other difficult-to-treat illnesses.

Point 3

Restoring Japanese culture and spirit

Shinto tradition, which is the core of Japanese culture and spirituality, suffered great losses due to postwar regulations and external influences. Among these, cannabis plays a sacred symbolic role in Shintoism and is an indispensable part of Shinto shrine ropes and rituals.

The revival of Shinto and the rebirth of hemp culture

Promoting the return of hemp products used in Shinto rituals (such as shimenawa ropes and ritual implements) to being made from domestically grown hemp

Rethinking cannabis culture

Reflecting on Japanese history and culture, reexamining the religious and cultural uses of cannabis

Point 4

Breaking Information Censorship

Ensuring fair information dissemination

Providing accurate information about cannabis, eliminating prejudice and misunderstandings, providing information based on scientific data, and respecting the public's right to know

Disseminating correct information

Recognizing that the ban on hemp was driven by the economic interests of the textile, pharmaceutical, oil, and plastics industries, we must build fair and sustainable policies. We must also examine how Japanese traditions and culture have been lost.