Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare: Three substances and two substance groups of dangerous drugs are newly designated as designated drugs.
On August 31, 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare issued a ministerial ordinance designating THCV, THCB, THCH, THCP, and THCjd as “designated drugs.”
After enforcement, the manufacture, import, sale, possession, and use of products containing THCV, THCB, THCH, THCP, and THCjd for purposes other than medical purposes will be prohibited.
For details on regulations, please check the official website of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare mentioned above.
The point of this article is that even THCV has come to be treated as a dangerous drug.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has seen the recent boom in Japan’s synthetic cannabinoid market and has designated synthetic cannabinoids that undergo various transformations one after another as dangerous drugs.
As a result, THCV has also been included as a designated drug although THCV has no proven psychoactive effects such as getting high.