# 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 / Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation — 第十三条 (Article 13)

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- Law: 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 (Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation), 昭和二十三年法律第百二十四号
- English title "Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation": claude-opus-5
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第十三条 (Article 13) — address `art-13`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-13
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### 第十三条
<sup>art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-13</sup>

**第一項**  第二種大麻草採取栽培者又は大麻草研究栽培者になろうとする者は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、厚生労働大臣の免許（以下この章において単に「免許」という。）を受けなければならない。
<sup>art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-13/par-1</sup>
A person who intends to become a type 2 Cannabis plant harvesting cultivator or a Cannabis plant research cultivator must, as provided by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, obtain a license from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (hereinafter in this Chapter simply referred to as a "license").
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  第五条第二項、第六条及び第七条の規定は、第二種大麻草採取栽培者又は大麻草研究栽培者に係る免許について準用する。この場合において、これらの規定中「第一種大麻草採取栽培者名簿」とあるのは「第二種大麻草採取栽培者名簿又は大麻草研究栽培者名簿」と、「都道府県知事」とあるのは「厚生労働大臣」と、第五条第二項中「各号」とあるのは「各号（大麻草研究栽培者の免許にあつては、第七号を除く。）」と、同項第一号中「第十二条の六第一項」とあるのは「第十七条第一項又は第二項において準用する第十二条の六第一項」と、第六条第一項中「都道府県」とあるのは「厚生労働省」と、第七条第五項中「第十二条の六第一項」とあるのは「第十七条第一項若しくは第二項において準用する第十二条の六第一項」と読み替えるものとする。
<sup>art-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-13/par-2</sup>
The provisions of Article 5, paragraph (2), Article 6 and Article 7 apply mutatis mutandis to licenses for type 2 Cannabis plant harvesting cultivators or Cannabis plant research cultivators. In this case, the phrase "type 1 Cannabis plant harvesting cultivator register" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "type 2 Cannabis plant harvesting cultivator register or Cannabis plant research cultivator register"; the phrase "prefectural governor" with "Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare"; the phrase "any of the following items" in Article 5, paragraph (2) with "any of the following items (excluding item (vii) in the case of a license for a Cannabis plant research cultivator)"; the phrase "Article 12-6, paragraph (1)" in item (i) of that paragraph with "Article 12-6, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2)"; the phrase "the prefectures" in Article 6, paragraph (1) with "the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare"; and the phrase "Article 12-6, paragraph (1)" in Article 7, paragraph (5) with "Article 12-6, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2)".
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  厚生労働大臣は、第一項の規定に基づき免許を与えたときは、速やかに、その旨を都道府県知事に通知するものとする。
<sup>art-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-13/par-3</sup>
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has granted a license pursuant to paragraph (1), the Minister is to notify the prefectural governor to that effect without delay.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第四項**  免許を申請する者又は第二項において準用する第七条第三項の規定により免許証の再交付を申請する者は、実費を勘案して政令で定める額の手数料を国に納めなければならない。
<sup>art-13/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-13/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-13/par-4</sup>
A person who applies for a license, or who applies for reissuance of a license certificate pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (3) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2), must pay the national government a fee in the amount specified by Cabinet Order, taking actual costs into account.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-13/par-2: 第五条第二項 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第五条第二項 (Article 5, paragraph (2)), art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-5/par-2
- art-13/par-2: 第六条 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第六条 (Article 6), art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-6
- art-13/par-2: 第七条 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第七条 (Article 7), art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-7
- art-13/par-2: 第七号 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第五条第二項第七号 (Article 5, paragraph (2), item (vii)), art-5/par-2/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-5/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-5/par-2/item-7
- art-13/par-2: 同項第一号 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第五条第二項第一号 (Article 5, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-5/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-5/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-5/par-2/item-1
- art-13/par-2: 第十二条の六第一項 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第十二条の六第一項 (Article 12-6, paragraph (1)), art-12-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-12-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-12-6/par-1
- art-13/par-2: 第十七条第一項 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第十七条第一項 (Article 17, paragraph (1)), art-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-17/par-1
- art-13/par-2: 第二項 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第十七条第二項 (Article 17, paragraph (2)), art-17/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-17/par-2
- art-13/par-2: 第六条第一項 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第六条第一項 (Article 6, paragraph (1)), art-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-6/par-1
- art-13/par-2: 第七条第五項 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第七条第五項 (Article 7, paragraph (5)), art-7/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-7/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-7/par-5
- art-13/par-3: 第一項 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第十三条第一項 (Article 13, paragraph (1)), art-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-13/par-1
- art-13/par-4: 第二項 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第十三条第二項 (Article 13, paragraph (2)), art-13/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-13/par-2
- art-13/par-4: 第七条第三項 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第七条第三項 (Article 7, paragraph (3)), art-7/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-7/par-3

## Cited by

10 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第二条第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-2/par-5
- 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第二条第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-2/par-6
- 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第十三条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-13/par-3
- 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第十三条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-13/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-13/par-4
- 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第十七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-17/par-1
- 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第十七条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-17/par-2
- 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第二十五条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-25/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-25/par-1/item-1
- 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第二十八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-28/par-1
- 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 附則第六条第一項（準備行為） — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/suppl-5051-84/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/suppl-5051-84/art-6/par-1
- 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 附則第七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/suppl-5051-84/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/suppl-5051-84/art-7/par-1

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## Sources

- claude-opus-5 — English titles of cited laws, written for this site, written 2026-09-19
- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000124/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-11-01
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch cannabis-cultivation-act-20261101T163143-003, translated 2026-11-02
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