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livin_large
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Considering the time period of the game, I guess it would be around the time of the Opium Wars so that checks out.
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Top Gun
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Ah yes, "Just say no!" was such a shockingly effective anti-drug campaign.
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chrisb
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Apparently the cost of weed in Japan averages like 50 USD a gram. That seems like enough of a deterrent. The drug laws in Japan are insane. 5 years of jail time for possession on your first offense?!
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ChibiGoku
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I remember in the US, the D.A.R.E. program was such a colossal failure, that it significantly increased drug among kids, teens, and adults. I mean, when they make the drugs effects be extremely desirable, what did they expect to happen? That said, the demonization of drugs instead of regulating it continues to be infuriating. Be it Japan or other parts of the world. It doesn't work. |
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MarshalBanana
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karyuudo0127
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Yeah the war on drugs is a lost cause. Japan is so out of date with their views on marijuana use.
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Beatdigga
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The legalization of marijuana meanwhile is estimating roughly $350 million in taxable revenue for the state of New York. https://www.news10.com/news/how-much-could-new-york-make-off-marijuana-tax/ Saying I have no idea about the cultural idiosyncrasies of Japan's ban on the stuff vs. Reagan era drug programs is putting it mildly. |
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mangamuscle
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Meanwhile on Team Rocket we have:
https://livecivilized.com/lifestyle/leisure/10-cartoon-characters-who-never-smoked-weed-on-screen-but-are-definitely-stoners IMO they are outgunned, outsmarted and late to the party 
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Rosiero
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Ironically, a lot of the witnesses and culprits in Ace Attorney would probably be a lot easier to deal with if they smoked a little weed every now and again.
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BonusStage
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Japan has very little crime and overall a very safe country. If they can deterrent people from drug use than I can't see how that is anything but good. I don't really see America's legalization of drugs as a standard to follow. At best it comes off as a defeatist mentality of simply giving up -- at worse it's them prioritizing profiting off the addictions and vices of their people rather than helping them. |
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simona.com
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Japan once again swimming against the tide.
Can someone tell them it's not the XX century anymore? They're so stuck in Showa Era. |
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Cutiebunny
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I, for one, am looking forward to a wave of McGruff the Crime Dog doujinshi lol |
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ChibiGoku
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I'm going to be blunt: Demonization and looking down on those who do drugs, doesn't help, and if anything, creates more harm. Also, we can acknowledge the fact the United States has a serious issue with Gun Violence, but also acknowledge how legalization and removing the demonization of such can co-exist with each other. Also, demonization of drugs (and anything, really) makes it incredibly difficult for people to seek help, as there are serious legal implications. If things were legalized, regulated, as well as generalized better mental health care across the board in various countries, this would help out a lot more. As it stands, there is still a lot of underground drug trade in Japan, as there is in any part of the world. While there isn't a lot of violent cases, no, it's still a huge issue. And for those who wish to seek help, especially if they become hooked on said drugs, legal issues and lack of proper programs are a huge issue. So no, it's not the right answer. Do NOT even try to attack me on this either, because I have seen first hand what happens with the demonization of drugs do, as well as how people will look down on you. And in this case, it was actually prescribed pain killers with someone close to me on this issue. |
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Piglet the Grate
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Funny thing is one of my favorite anime shows of all time shows legal mood altering drug abuse by an adult while she is supervising minors. Yes, of course I am referring to Toba-Sensei getting silly drunk at campsites while being the Outdoor Activities Club advisor in Yuru CampΔ. She even asks Rin (who is going to the C-store on her Yamaha Vino 50 for more cooking gas) to illegally buy more alcohol for her. While I am far from an expert in Japanese politics, it would be shocking to find the government following Kant's Categorical Imperative and being morally consistent by banning beverages containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume (ABV)*. Proposing to destroy the sake industry would be a non-starter. I hope no one will tell us that ethanol is not a drug, nor try to tell us that it is less harmful than cannabis when there is a mountain of scientific evidence that says otherwise. Reefer Madness not withstanding, the semi-legalization of cannabis in the USA has led to few if any problems, while helping to unclog the courts, jails, and prisons, and reducing the number of persons who turn to crime due to a drug conviction making finding employment difficult. The only real losers are the "drug lords" who no longer make massive profits through illegal cannabis importation and distribution, and all those who took kickbacks from said "drug lords". *0.5% ABV is considered non-alcoholic in most nations, since one's GI system does not allow for drinking enough volume of liquid to become intoxicated, and a 0.0% ABV law would effectively ban fruit juice. |
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q_3
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Ace Attorney 7 should absolutely open with Phoenix having to defend Larry Butz on marijuana possession charges.
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