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Enforcement 🇯🇵 Japan

Four sumo wrestlers are expelled over cannabis

A cannabis scandal in professional sumo ended with the expulsion of four wrestlers. Cases involving athletes and entertainers followed: a rugby player suspended in 2009, and actors and singers given suspended sentences in 2017, 2019 and 2020.[1]

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References

  1. Wikipedia — Cannabis in Japanarchived

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