Mellow Yellow coffeeshop Mellow Yellow was unsuccessfully raided by police several times. Unpackaged cannabis, bought from wholesalers including drug lord Klaas Bruinsma, was hidden behind secret doors and shutters. In 1975, the concept was adopted by a shop named Russia situated on the same street as Mellow Yellow and was followed by another coffee shop called The Bulldog. Now there are 223 such coffee shops in Amsterdam. Bruining also runs Stichting Mediwiet (Medi Cannabis Foundation), a group that supports the legalization of growing marijuana for medicinal uses. The shop was closed at the strike of the New Year in 2017, due to new
Cannabis in Japan "ta mà". A 1914 USDA publication notes: The Cannabis Control Law was first developed in 1930, with modifications made in 1947, 1948, and 1963. The 1948 law adopted a licensing system for dealers, and punishments for unlicensed use or sale. Cannabis began to gain some favor as a drug in Japan in the 1970s as incomes rose, but remained less popular (including among youth) than amphetamines. In 1972, there were 1,460 cases of narcotics crime, and 853 cases of violation of the Cannabis Control Law. Most cannabis consumed in Japan is imported from other countries; some illicit cultivation sites were