# 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 / Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation — 第一章 (Chapter 1) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/ch-1. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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: 第一章 (Chapter 1) — address `ch-1` - Text in force since: 2025-06-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/ch-1 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/ch-1 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第一章　総則 — Chapter I General Rules heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/ch-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/ch-1 ### 第一条 art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、大麻草の栽培の適正を図るために必要な規制を行うことにより、麻薬及び向精神薬取締法（昭和二十八年法律第十四号）と相まつて、大麻の濫用による保健衛生上の危害を防止し、もつて公共の福祉に寄与することを目的とする。 art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-1/par-1 The purpose of this Act is, by imposing the regulations necessary for ensuring the proper cultivation of Cannabis plants, to prevent hygiene and health hazards due to the abuse of Cannabis in conjunction with the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act (Act No. 14 of 1953), and thereby to contribute to public welfare. machine translation, not official ### 第二条 art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-2 **第一項** この法律で「大麻草」とは、カンナビス・サティバ・リンネをいう。 art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-2/par-1 In this Act, "Cannabis plant" means Cannabis sativa Linnaeus. machine translation, not official **第二項** この法律で「大麻」とは、大麻草（その種子及び成熟した茎を除く。）及びその製品（大麻草としての形状を有しないものを除く。）をいう。 art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-2/par-2 In this Act, "Cannabis" means the Cannabis plant (excluding the seeds and mature stalks thereof) and its products (excluding those that do not have the form of a Cannabis plant). machine translation, not official **第三項** この法律で「大麻草栽培者」とは、第一種大麻草採取栽培者、第二種大麻草採取栽培者及び大麻草研究栽培者をいう。 art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-2/par-3 In this Act, "Cannabis plant cultivator" means a type 1 Cannabis plant harvesting cultivator, a type 2 Cannabis plant harvesting cultivator, and a Cannabis plant research cultivator. machine translation, not official **第四項** この法律で「第一種大麻草採取栽培者」とは、第五条第一項の規定により都道府県知事の免許を受けて、大麻草から製造される製品（大麻草としての形状を有しないものを含み、種子又は成熟した茎の製品その他の厚生労働省令で定めるものに限る。）の原材料を採取する目的で、大麻草を栽培する者をいう。 art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-2/par-4 In this Act, "type 1 Cannabis plant harvesting cultivator" means a person who, having received a license from the prefectural governor pursuant to Article 5, paragraph (1), cultivates Cannabis plants for the purpose of harvesting raw materials of products manufactured from Cannabis plants (including those that do not have the form of a Cannabis plant, and limited to products of seeds or mature stalks and other products specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). machine translation, not official **第五項** この法律で「第二種大麻草採取栽培者」とは、第十三条第一項の規定により厚生労働大臣の免許を受けて、医薬品、医療機器等の品質、有効性及び安全性の確保等に関する法律（昭和三十五年法律第百四十五号）第二条第一項に規定する医薬品の原料を採取する目的で、大麻草を栽培する者をいう。 art-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-2/par-5 In this Act, "type 2 Cannabis plant harvesting cultivator" means a person who, having received a license from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to Article 13, paragraph (1), cultivates Cannabis plants for the purpose of harvesting raw materials of pharmaceuticals prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (Act No. 145 of 1960). machine translation, not official **第六項** この法律で「大麻草研究栽培者」とは、第十三条第一項の規定により厚生労働大臣の免許を受けて、大麻草を研究する目的で、大麻草を栽培する者をいう。 art-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-2/par-6 In this Act, "Cannabis plant research cultivator" means a person who, having received a license from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to Article 13, paragraph (1), cultivates Cannabis plants for the purpose of researching Cannabis plants. machine translation, not official ### 第三条 art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-3 **第一項** 大麻草栽培者でなければ大麻草を栽培してはならない。 art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-3/par-1 No person other than a Cannabis plant cultivator may cultivate Cannabis plants. machine translation, not official ### 第四条 〔削除 / repealed〕 art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-4 **第一項** 削除 art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-4/par-1 no English for this paragraph --- ## Cites - art-2/par-4: 第五条第一項 → 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000124/art-5/par-1 - art-2/par-5: 第十三条第一項 → 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-2/par-5: 医薬品、医療機器等の品質、有効性及び安全性の確保等に関する法律（昭和三十五年法律第百四十五号）第二条第一項 → e-Gov law 335AC0000000145, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-6: 第十三条第一項 → 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 --- ## 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 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2594/tb), retrieved 2026-11-01 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch cannabis-cultivation-act-20261101T163143-001, translated 2026-11-02 - claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch cannabis-cultivation-act-20261101T163143-001, translated 2026-11-02 - This site's parser, version 219 — 大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-01