Mellow Yellow coffeeshop legislation in Amsterdam requiring 28 coffeeshops located within 250 meters of schools to close. The owner protested that the school was a hairstyling academy with students generally over the age of 18, but the Amsterdam government still required its closure, in part to protect the remaining coffeeshops in Amsterdam from the requirements used in other parts of the Netherlands which bar foreigners from cannabis coffeeshops. The owner Johnny Petram stated his hope that he would be able to reopen Mellow Yellow at a new location. Mellow Yellow coffeeshop Mellow Yellow was the oldest cannabis coffee shop in Amsterdam, prior to
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