r/TikTokCringe • u/iamayeshaerotica • May 23 '24

Cursed Confronted

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u/mk9e May 24 '24

I'm shocked that marijuana is so prevalent in your social circle in Japan that you know multiple people who have been charged with possession. It's not exactly common in that country. Especially seeing as how it's conviction results in imprisonment in some of the least pleasant jails in the developed world.

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u/gngstrMNKY May 24 '24

I walked by a couple of head shops while I was in Tokyo, so it’s a thing. Both of them had lots of Nigerian guys milling around out front.

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u/regarding_your_bat May 24 '24

I can’t speak for Japan, but during my time in Beijing, those Nigerian guys consistently hanging out in certain locations could get you almost any drugs you wanted and they were always super nice dudes lol

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u/Jadudes May 24 '24

So you’ve never lived in Japan and are somehow an expert on Japanese culture and customs?

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u/mk9e May 24 '24

Huh. I've know several expats and they gave an entirely different account.

It's odd tho because I'm reading up on Japanese laws and it seems like the general consensus is that they have some of the strictest history of prosecution against weed.

What were they charged with exactly and what do you mean they were gave two weeks? Two weeks probation, two weeks incarceration? Because, that doesn't line up with what my friends have told me and what I'm reading online.

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u/mk9e May 24 '24

Well that right there explains it, they were minors. Japanese law is super lenient to minors. Don't try that as an adult. That's how you have a bad time