Supplementary Provisions

This Act comes into effect as of the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the days specified in those items.

The Government, with a target of five years after this Act comes into effect, is to take into account the state of enforcement of each of the Acts as amended by this Act, and, when it finds this necessary, review the provisions of each of the Acts as amended by this Act and take the necessary measures based on the results of that review.

①With regard to a Cannabis Cultivator prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Cannabis Control Act prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Cannabis Control Act Prior to Amendment by Article 1") and a Cannabis Researcher prescribed in paragraph (3) of that Article, who hold a license on the day preceding the day of enforcement of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Effective Date"), the provisions then in force continue to govern during the validity period of that license, except for Article 3 of the Cannabis Control Act Prior to Amendment by Article 1 (excluding the part relating to cultivation) and Article 4, paragraph (1), item (i) of that Act.

②With regard to a Cannabis Cultivator and a Cannabis Researcher prescribed in the preceding paragraph, during the validity period of their licenses, the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (1), Article 26, paragraphs (1) and (3), Article 28, paragraph (1), Article 32 and Article 62, paragraph (1) of the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act as amended by the provisions of Article 3 apply by deeming that Cannabis Cultivator to be a Cannabis plant harvesting cultivator prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation as amended by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation as Amended by Article 1") and that Cannabis Researcher to be a Cannabis plant research cultivator prescribed in paragraph (5) of that Article.

With regard to a Cannabis plant harvesting cultivator prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation as Amended by Article 1 and a Cannabis plant research cultivator prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (5) of that Act, who hold a license on the day preceding the day of enforcement of the provisions listed in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions (hereinafter referred to as the "item (ii) Effective Date"), notwithstanding the provisions of the Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation as amended by the provisions of Article 2 (referred to as the "Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation as Amended by Article 2" in paragraph (2) of the following Article and Article 7 of the Supplementary Provisions) and the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act as amended by the provisions of Article 4, the provisions then in force continue to govern during the validity period of that license.

①If the Effective Date precedes the date of enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Penal Code, etc. (Act No. 67 of 2022) (hereinafter referred to in this Article and Article 28 of the Supplementary Provisions as the "Effective Date of the 2022 Penal Code Amendments"), with regard to the application of Article 24-6, Article 25 and Article 25-2 of the Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation as Amended by Article 1 until the day preceding the Effective Date of the 2022 Penal Code Amendments, the phrase "imprisonment" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "imprisonment with work". The same applies to the application of these provisions on or after the Effective Date of the 2022 Penal Code Amendments to an act committed before the Effective Date of the 2022 Penal Code Amendments.

②If the item (ii) Effective Date precedes the Effective Date of the 2022 Penal Code Amendments, with regard to the application of Article 24-2, Article 24-6, Article 25 and Article 25-2 of the Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation as Amended by Article 2 until the day preceding the Effective Date of the 2022 Penal Code Amendments, the phrase "imprisonment" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "imprisonment with work". The same applies to the application of these provisions on or after the Effective Date of the 2022 Penal Code Amendments to an act committed before the Effective Date of the 2022 Penal Code Amendments.

A person who intends to obtain a license under Article 5, paragraph (1) or Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation as Amended by Article 1 may apply for that license to the prefectural governor or the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, even before the Effective Date, in accordance with those provisions.

A person who intends to obtain a license under Article 5, paragraph (1) or Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation as Amended by Article 2, permission under the proviso to Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation as Amended by Article 2, or the issuance of a certificate under Article 20 of the Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation as Amended by Article 2 may apply for that license, permission or issuance of a certificate to the prefectural governor or the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, even before the item (ii) Effective Date, in accordance with those provisions.

With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act (for the provisions listed in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions, those provisions), acts committed on or after the Effective Date in the case where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, and acts committed on or after the item (ii) Effective Date in the case where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

If the Effective Date of the 2022 Penal Code Amendments precedes the Effective Date, in the provision of Article 1 amending Article 24, paragraph (2) of the Cannabis Control Act, the phrase "of imprisonment with work" is deemed to be replaced with "of imprisonment" and the phrase "imprisonment with work for a definite term" with "imprisonment for a definite term", and in Article 3, in the provision amending Article 65, paragraph (1) of the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act, the phrase "in Article 65, paragraph (1), amend "一に" (one of) to "いずれかに" (any of), and in item (i) of that paragraph" is deemed to be replaced with "in Article 65, paragraph (1), item (i)", in the provision amending Article 69 of that Act, the phrase "一に" (one of) is deemed to be replaced with "いずれかに" (any of), in the provision amending Article 70 of that Act, the phrase "一に" (one of) is deemed to be replaced with "いずれかに" (any of), and in the provision amending item (iii) of that Article, the phrase "replace "prescription" spelled partly in kana with "prescription" spelled in kanji, and "person"" is deemed to be replaced with ""person"", and the provisions of the preceding Article do not apply.

Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.