Comments on: Eikaiwa Teacher Nabbed for Marijuana Possession, Yukan Fuji Makes fun of His Japanese

By: kushibo

kushibo — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 03:54:49 +0000

How hard is it to abstain from illegal drugs while living in a foreign country? Is it really that difficult?

In places like Korea and Japan where the penalties can be severe, what is up with this attitude that, dude, the locals are just a bunch of prudes so, fuck it, let’s do what we did back in Canada, California, or Canberra?

If you can’t go for x-amount of time without smoking pot, don’t come to Japan/Korea, etc., for x-amount of time.

By: Mutantfrog

Mutantfrog — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:51:45 +0000

I’m not really sure what Rated R’s point is, but according to a book I once read on this history of marijuana, the ban seems to have come about due to a combination of various things, including anti-Mexican racism, lobbying by tobbaco interests, disapproval by Hearst (who ran very important newspapers at the time), and a general discomfort with a recreational drug that was not traditional in Anglo/American society, as alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine were.

By: Curzon

Curzon — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:45:22 +0000

I hear the Jews, swiss bankers, and neocons were behind the weed ban too!

By: Rated R

Rated R — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:25:04 +0000

Unfortunately, Japan’s anti weed stance is just as foreign as the AET. Japan went anti-weed (after thousands of years utilizing hemp and marijuana) during the US occupation. Thanks again America!! We have to make sure to keep them mexicans out of Japan just like we did in the 30s when we started the anti-marijuana laws.

By: yankabroad

yankabroad — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:18:20 +0000

When I went to Japan about 5 years ago, one could (not that I ever did) buy psylocybin cubensis over the counter in specialty shops (usually those selling “underground” comic books and that sort of thing). Perfectly legal, as in Bali. Then, the Japanese decided to outlaw cubensis.

It seems that whenever the people start having fun, the government steps in and disrupts the party.

By: Adamu

Adamu — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 03:06:38 +0000

Well, if he elected to bar his eyes in the first place, that would be fine. But this person left himself open to the uncritical standard of Google Image Search, providing you and I with untold amusement!

By: claytonian

claytonian — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 02:55:12 +0000

Dude, he needs a black bar over his eyes to protect his identity, especially since its Japan, but also cause this is a random gaijin!

By: Now that’s an idea… at The Marmot’s Hole

Now that’s an idea… at The Marmot’s Hole — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 01:47:44 +0000

[...] Maybe what needs to be done next time an English teacher gets busted for drugs here is for the press to make fun of his Korean pronunciation. [...]