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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: cant kickflip but can tre on May 15, 2023, 04:34:30 PM
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Japanese article: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b2ed614ea4d68f83d3e15559b8ac89fd6ef755d3
Daisuke Ikeda arrested on May 9 for possession of weed. Comments seem to be bashing the guy and talking about how this "ruins the image of skating"
#FREEDAISUKE
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Didn't know you could be arrested for suspicion of possessing weed over there. Might be an error in translation, kinda funny they called him former skateboarder in the article
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kinda funny they called him former skateboarder in the article
they will be breaking his legs in several areas
for the good of the country and the world.
https://youtu.be/Iw3QbsoecHo
fuckin burnouts
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Damn.
The impression I got from people in Japan was weed is a highly guarded secret amongst those who have access to it.
Talking about it in public is a no go.
English translation of the linked article:
A former skateboarder who has been designated as a strengthening athlete for the Tokyo Olympics has been arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis.
[Image] Former skateboarder Ikeda (22) said he had experience participating in domestic and international competitions
According to investigative sources, Daisuke Ikeda, 22, is suspected of possessing cannabis at his home in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, in November 2022.
Ikeda was arrested on May 9, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating how he obtained cannabis.
Ikeda is a former skateboarder who has participated in domestic and international competitions, and in 2019 was selected as a strengthening athlete for the Tokyo Olympics.
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kinda funny they called him former skateboarder in the article
for the good of the country and the world.
https://youtu.be/Iw3QbsoecHo
fuckin burnouts
I don't think Christie Boner's coming to the rescue this time
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Aren’t the Japanese pretty draconian about drugs?
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Aren’t the Japanese pretty draconian about drugs?
You can get 5 years for any amount of bud apparently
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That snowboarder Kazu had to do three years or something…..it’s no joke.
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Stay strong Daisuke. Fuck Japan for their weed laws but you can drink till you're dead and smoke cigarettes all day till your lungs give out.
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free the homie
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That snowboarder Kazu had to do three years or something…..it’s no joke.
Yup, he got the sentenced suspended, pretty sure he's going in next year. He has one of the best styles hands down. Hope Capita doesn't drop him
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Didn't know you could be arrested for suspicion of possessing weed over there. Might be an error in translation, kinda funny they called him former skateboarder in the article
if you know anything about Japanese police, you’ll know that they will absolutely detain him and push him to the point of admitting guilt; once you get detained you basically have no rights…
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That’s hot
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man that sucks. i lived in asia and know its not a small offense.
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hopefully he won't get locked up too long for his career to be completely over and ruined
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hopefully he won't get locked up too long for his career to be completely over and ruined
Unfortunately, Japan has a zero tolerance policy towards drug, even weed. He's going to be locked up for a few years at least.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Japan#Penalties_and_violations
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Has he been in custody since the arrest in November '22? There's an LA tour video with footy from him that claims to be from 2023 and was released on YouTube like a month ago. Has he really been in the US in 2023, or is this old footy? Does bail exist in Japan? The wiki article linked below describes several celebrities receiving suspended sentences for cannabis possession. Hopefully Daisuke's punishment won't be more severe.
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Has he been in custody since the arrest in November '22? There's an LA tour video with footy from him that claims to be from 2023 and was released on YouTube like a month ago. Has he really been in the US in 2023, or is this old footy? Does bail exist in Japan? The wiki article linked below describes several celebrities receiving suspended sentences for cannabis possession. Hopefully Daisuke's punishment won't be more severe.
It said he was under investigation for possession of marijuana in November 2022, but was arrested in May ‘23
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I wonder what Sanch has to say about this.
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Aren’t the Japanese pretty draconian about drugs?
Free thee weed, Mon.
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dude should have stayed in Cali...
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Stay strong Daisuke. Fuck Japan for their weed laws but you can drink till you're dead and smoke cigarettes all day till your lungs give out.
Yeah it’s fucked. Fucking stupid and ignorant policy.
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I remember when I lived in Germany I thought it was so fucked how illegal weed was even over there. Every day going onto the train I saw police searching people. That would just never happen here, you have way too many rights and shit. But no joke every day they were catching people. They never once searched me cause I didn't know how to get weed there for most of the time i lived there. the one day i did have some i was so paranoid.
there was a kid i eventually met who skated who could get weed. he got caught once and he had to go to the police station and do drug test at 16 years old. he was still smoking, i was like "arent you worried about failing the test?" lol. hes like "ahh i just stop like a day or two before and im usually good"
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Has he been in custody since the arrest in November '22? There's an LA tour video with footy from him that claims to be from 2023 and was released on YouTube like a month ago. Has he really been in the US in 2023, or is this old footy? Does bail exist in Japan? The wiki article linked below describes several celebrities receiving suspended sentences for cannabis possession. Hopefully Daisuke's punishment won't be more severe.
There is no bail system in Japan. You are held for 3 days at a time and every third day there is a chance you can be released depending on the severity of the crime and your behavior. You can be held up to 27 days before you are charged with your crime, and usually if you are held that long you will def be charged and convicted of whatever the charge is. They have like a 99% conviction rate.
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I remember when I lived in Germany I thought it was so fucked how illegal weed was even over there. Every day going onto the train I saw police searching people. That would just never happen here, you have way too many rights and shit. But no joke every day they were catching people. They never once searched me cause I didn't know how to get weed there for most of the time i lived there. the one day i did have some i was so paranoid.
there was a kid i eventually met who skated who could get weed. he got caught once and he had to go to the police station and do drug test at 16 years old. he was still smoking, i was like "arent you worried about failing the test?" lol. hes like "ahh i just stop like a day or two before and im usually good"
this sounds like bavaria/broader south germany. they only do this shit there in my experience. or bored cops in rural areas. most people don't give a shit overall, police rarely does anything about it in cities. people grow weed on their balconies and at least in the cities, everyone seems to smoke. and it's going to be legal next year hopefully. maybe only half-legal, but growing and smoking will be allowed for sure.
japans drug laws are fucked, but i've heard that the youth is more lenient towards it, so maybe the change in attitude can bring a change in legislature with time. also, i have a feeling that weed references in japanese videogames have increased. of course, no one in their right mind would ever confess to smoking or having weed. i saw some funny vid a while back and some dude asked japanese people and often their reaction was along the lines of "whoah, weed is interesting haha, i would never do it haha." anyways...
free daisuke, shit sucks. burning some green rn as a tribute.
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If you ever become an alcoholic and experience that bullshit, the idea of weed being illegal becomes even more baffling. And it was already baffling, but it takes on a whole new dimension.
Imagine going to prison for having herbal tea or something.
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Has he been in custody since the arrest in November '22? There's an LA tour video with footy from him that claims to be from 2023 and was released on YouTube like a month ago. Has he really been in the US in 2023, or is this old footy? Does bail exist in Japan? The wiki article linked below describes several celebrities receiving suspended sentences for cannabis possession. Hopefully Daisuke's punishment won't be more severe.
There is no bail system in Japan. You are held for 3 days at a time and every third day there is a chance you can be released depending on the severity of the crime and your behavior. You can be held up to 27 days before you are charged with your crime, and usually if you are held that long you will def be charged and convicted of whatever the charge is. They have like a 99% conviction rate.
Yeah, unfortunately had a friend get locked up over there for something dumb - he essentially went “missing” for 3-4 days(couldn’t get ahold of him and no one knew where he was and he couldn’t make any calls besides to get a lawyer) while he was detained. another friend finally saw an arrest log or news article and that’s how we found out. Really crazy/interesting stories I got to hear from him about jail in Japan and the trial process.. haha
sounded terrifying
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There were a lot of travelling pros in Japan recently, would suck if he was the fall guy for trying to hook up some tourists.
#freedaisuke
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Baker Baker Baker
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hope he'll be fine. but sadly from my experience it will be a while before we'll see him again.
friend of mine served atleast 2 years. he also had to devorce his wife to keep her out of trouble with her job and all. but they still together, just not on paper.
it's crazy cause theres so many people that smoke weed in Japan. even ones you really won't expect. i'm from the Netherlands and thats allways like the magical word for them to open up about it. usually super random.
now it might also got to do with what kind of people i attract in the first place.
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I remember when I lived in Germany I thought it was so fucked how illegal weed was even over there. Every day going onto the train I saw police searching people. That would just never happen here, you have way too many rights and shit. But no joke every day they were catching people. They never once searched me cause I didn't know how to get weed there for most of the time i lived there. the one day i did have some i was so paranoid.
there was a kid i eventually met who skated who could get weed. he got caught once and he had to go to the police station and do drug test at 16 years old. he was still smoking, i was like "arent you worried about failing the test?" lol. hes like "ahh i just stop like a day or two before and im usually good"
this sounds like bavaria/broader south germany. they only do this shit there in my experience. or bored cops in rural areas. most people don't give a shit overall, police rarely does anything about it in cities. people grow weed on their balconies and at least in the cities, everyone seems to smoke. and it's going to be legal next year hopefully. maybe only half-legal, but growing and smoking will be allowed for sure.
japans drug laws are fucked, but i've heard that the youth is more lenient towards it, so maybe the change in attitude can bring a change in legislature with time. also, i have a feeling that weed references in japanese videogames have increased. of course, no one in their right mind would ever confess to smoking or having weed. i saw some funny vid a while back and some dude asked japanese people and often their reaction was along the lines of "whoah, weed is interesting haha, i would never do it haha." anyways...
free daisuke, shit sucks. burning some green rn as a tribute.
I have travelled Germany since the mid nineties and this is not my experience at all. But I have mainly gone to Hamburg or Berlin like once a year since back then. There has always been weed everywhere and people have been smoking it in public with out any problems. It is easy to access and I have bought it off strangers on the streets as well when I was younger. Of course it has been illegal, but never a big deal. Now they are legalizing it btw.
But Japan needs to chill - sad that Daisuke haves to go through this.
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I remember when I lived in Germany I thought it was so fucked how illegal weed was even over there. Every day going onto the train I saw police searching people. That would just never happen here, you have way too many rights and shit. But no joke every day they were catching people. They never once searched me cause I didn't know how to get weed there for most of the time i lived there. the one day i did have some i was so paranoid.
there was a kid i eventually met who skated who could get weed. he got caught once and he had to go to the police station and do drug test at 16 years old. he was still smoking, i was like "arent you worried about failing the test?" lol. hes like "ahh i just stop like a day or two before and im usually good"
this sounds like bavaria/broader south germany. they only do this shit there in my experience. or bored cops in rural areas. most people don't give a shit overall, police rarely does anything about it in cities. people grow weed on their balconies and at least in the cities, everyone seems to smoke. and it's going to be legal next year hopefully. maybe only half-legal, but growing and smoking will be allowed for sure.
japans drug laws are fucked, but i've heard that the youth is more lenient towards it, so maybe the change in attitude can bring a change in legislature with time. also, i have a feeling that weed references in japanese videogames have increased. of course, no one in their right mind would ever confess to smoking or having weed. i saw some funny vid a while back and some dude asked japanese people and often their reaction was along the lines of "whoah, weed is interesting haha, i would never do it haha." anyways...
free daisuke, shit sucks. burning some green rn as a tribute.
I have travelled Germany since the mid nineties and this is not my experience at all. But I have mainly gone to Hamburg or Berlin like once a year since back then. There has always been weed everywhere and people have been smoking it in public with out any problems. It is easy to access and I have bought it off strangers on the streets as well when I was younger. Of course it has been illegal, but never a big deal. Now they are legalizing it btw.
But Japan needs to chill - sad that Daisuke haves to go through this.
Can confirm, I’ve smoked hella weed publicly in Germany lol. Free D!!!
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I hope they ley him go with only a fine,
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Danksuke
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Has nobody told these fools weed saves lives? Free the homie!
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Can anyone with some knowledge on the subject explain why the weed penalties are so strict in these countries?
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Japan and a lot of other Asian countries in general, have always had a very strict drug policy. It's just something they have always dealt with and will continue to deal with. It's also very hard to sell your political campaign if you are going to be the one who wants to make weed legal when the elderly population in Japan is still the voting majority. It's the same reason why Japanese porn still has to be blurred and why there will be no signs of that changing soon.
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I didn't realize their laws were THAT draconian for weed. Now I understand why hentai tentacle porn exists. Only a chronically sober person could fathom the intersection of seafood and sex acts and create an industry out of it.
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The world needs to just agree to legalise it.
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Don’t go to Bali then
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Didn't know you could be arrested for suspicion of possessing weed over there. Might be an error in translation, kinda funny they called him former skateboarder in the article
bro, its super strict out in japan. people are hella sketched out when it comes to that
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Didn't know you could be arrested for suspicion of possessing weed over there. Might be an error in translation, kinda funny they called him former skateboarder in the article
bro, its super strict out in japan. people are hella sketched out when it comes to that
https://drugabuse.com/blog/the-20-countries-with-the-harshest-drug-laws-in-the-world/
Lots of countries in Asia take a hard stance against drugs:
Indonesia
China
Malaysia
Singapore
South Korea and Thailand have taken a softer stance towards weed, weed is legal in Thailand, medical marijuana is legal in South Korea.
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Didn't know you could be arrested for suspicion of possessing weed over there. Might be an error in translation, kinda funny they called him former skateboarder in the article
bro, its super strict out in japan. people are hella sketched out when it comes to that
https://drugabuse.com/blog/the-20-countries-with-the-harshest-drug-laws-in-the-world/
Lots of countries in Asia take a hard stance against drugs:
Indonesia
China
Malaysia
Singapore
South Korea and Thailand have taken a softer stance towards weed, weed is legal in Thailand, medical marijuana is legal in South Korea.
Singapore has executed two people in past two weeks for selling weed, shit is crazy.
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Can anyone with some knowledge on the subject explain why the weed penalties are so strict in these countries?
to maximise trade/exploitation those bad teethed Brits decided to get all of Asia hooked on smack (opium) in the 1800's
this led to the First "opium war" ... and thus Asia's harsh stance on Drugs.
I have had a few friends go to the slammer for weed over here
My friend Uchi Eiji (he was J-SOTY many moons ago) did a year and a bit for a tiny amount
this is a story picking on a government anti-weed comic (its such a ridiculous comic)... the piece itself is a good read. and explains how Japanese people/society see drug use
https://unseenjapan.com/anti-drug-manga-japan-backlash/
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Was the suspsected amount of weed ever disclosed?
So you can have police knocking on your door if they suspect you of having a nugget of weed?
I am not a smoker, but man that's kind of Stasi-like.
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Ah. No Japan for me then I guess.
Buzzkill.
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Was the suspsected amount of weed ever disclosed?
So you can have police knocking on your door if they suspect you of having a nugget of weed?
I am not a smoker, but man that's kind of Stasi-like.
They “suspected” there may be drugs in his place because they noticed he had ordered a “drugs” plate from an American manufacturing concern called Fucking Awesome.
Poor dude was prolly just looking for a nice tray to serve Oreos on when he & his friends got the munchies.
Hope this homey is out sooner rather than later. Stay up, Daisuke.
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Daisyduke Ikea did what?
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Ah. No Japan for me then I guess.
Buzzkill.
This is the conclusion I've come to after reading through this thread.
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Japan is still a great place to go to as a traveler (biased because I am Japanese), but if you want to just freely skate or smoke weed, Europe is probably a much better place to go for vacation
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https://youtu.be/cRkkNs493Rg
yall cowards don't know nothing about unit 731
just keep assuming america is Satan and the worst place
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Wasn’t it living in Japan that lead to tonyhoxcox to weird sex pills?
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Can anyone with some knowledge on the subject explain why the weed penalties are so strict in these countries?
Compared to america, the culture in many asian countries is still very traditional/conservative.
This usually leads to more strict drug policies.
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Can anyone with some knowledge on the subject explain why the weed penalties are so strict in these countries?
Compared to america, the culture in many asian countries is still very traditional/conservative.
This usually leads to more strict drug policies.
We aren't big on civil liberties here, years of anti-drug propaganda helps fuel strong anti-drug sentiments among boomers.
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Can anyone with some knowledge on the subject explain why the weed penalties are so strict in these countries?
Compared to america, the culture in many asian countries is still very traditional/conservative.
This usually leads to more strict drug policies.
We aren't big on civil liberties here, years of anti-drug propaganda helps fuel strong anti-drug sentiments among boomers.
Imagine the boomers are all in their 20s and you have Japan. A country with the image of technological progress but where social issues are roughly 20-40 years behind the rest of the world
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I remember when I lived in Germany I thought it was so fucked how illegal weed was even over there. Every day going onto the train I saw police searching people. That would just never happen here, you have way too many rights and shit. But no joke every day they were catching people. They never once searched me cause I didn't know how to get weed there for most of the time i lived there. the one day i did have some i was so paranoid.
there was a kid i eventually met who skated who could get weed. he got caught once and he had to go to the police station and do drug test at 16 years old. he was still smoking, i was like "arent you worried about failing the test?" lol. hes like "ahh i just stop like a day or two before and im usually good"
this sounds like bavaria/broader south germany. they only do this shit there in my experience. or bored cops in rural areas. most people don't give a shit overall, police rarely does anything about it in cities. people grow weed on their balconies and at least in the cities, everyone seems to smoke. and it's going to be legal next year hopefully. maybe only half-legal, but growing and smoking will be allowed for sure.
japans drug laws are fucked, but i've heard that the youth is more lenient towards it, so maybe the change in attitude can bring a change in legislature with time. also, i have a feeling that weed references in japanese videogames have increased. of course, no one in their right mind would ever confess to smoking or having weed. i saw some funny vid a while back and some dude asked japanese people and often their reaction was along the lines of "whoah, weed is interesting haha, i would never do it haha." anyways...
free daisuke, shit sucks. burning some green rn as a tribute.
I have travelled Germany since the mid nineties and this is not my experience at all. But I have mainly gone to Hamburg or Berlin like once a year since back then. There has always been weed everywhere and people have been smoking it in public with out any problems. It is easy to access and I have bought it off strangers on the streets as well when I was younger. Of course it has been illegal, but never a big deal. Now they are legalizing it btw.
But Japan needs to chill - sad that Daisuke haves to go through this.
Yeah Hamburg and Berlin are completely different than where I was living. There were a lot more junkies there doing hard shit - Weed was not really even on the radar for cops.
Frank nailed it dead on - I was living in a small town near Wurzburg in Bayern. That was the train station where the cops always were. I remember I was talking to someone on SLAP I believe it was Matze and he was telling me that where I was living is one of the strictest areas. I still managed to get some weed for the last few months of my stay though :)
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Devils advocate: if you smoke weed in Japan, you know the stigma/ risks associated with it, especially if you are a local!
Have I smoked here (when I was young and dumb)? Hell yes! Is it worth the risk, hell no!
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It’s amazing to me how many skaters don’t understand different cultures have different laws. Definitely never bring weed in your board bag if you go on a surf trip to Indonesia if you ever want to go home.
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https://youtu.be/cRkkNs493Rg
yall cowards don't know nothing about unit 731
just keep assuming america is Satan and the worst place
Yeah man, you're the only one who knows this. Thanks for sharing this totally relevant piece of Japanese history.
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It’s amazing to me how many skaters don’t understand different cultures have different laws. Definitely never bring weed in your board bag if you go on a surf trip to Indonesia if you ever want to go home.
Is that really what you took away from this conversation?
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It’s amazing to me how many skaters don’t understand different cultures have different laws. Definitely never bring weed in your board bag if you go on a surf trip to Indonesia if you ever want to go home.
Is that really what you took away from this conversation?
By slap users responses, yes.
But it does totally suck for dude, probably got weed for all the dumbasses that flew in for x games and is now taking a major hit for it. It’s kinda pathetic that skaters couldn’t go a week without weed while over there and now dudes career and freedom are in serious jeopardy.
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Would that not make him the dumbass? Or do you think Kyle Walker physically forced him to do it?
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It’s amazing to me how many skaters don’t understand different cultures have different laws. Definitely never bring weed in your board bag if you go on a surf trip to Indonesia if you ever want to go home.
Is that really what you took away from this conversation?
By slap users responses, yes.
But it does totally suck for dude, probably got weed for all the dumbasses that flew in for x games and is now taking a major hit for it. It’s kinda pathetic that skaters couldn’t go a week without weed while over there and now dudes career and freedom are in serious jeopardy.
OH COME ON POOR LITTLE 22 YEARS OLD KID COULDN'T RESIST TO HIS PEERS
If you know rules at your country can be so hard, isn´t worth the risk at all, just dont do it ::)
Inventing a story and blaming other people its just stupid
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It's very difficult to fight a criminal charge in Japan. Most people end up copping a plea because of how rigid the system is. The US is obviously weird but Japan does not have the same adversarial court where the outcome heavily depends on the effectiveness of the prosecution or defense. Once an indictment comes down, that's that.
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I would also like to add that the police can randomly search anyone. As expected, foreigners get targeted the most. I have a friend who is black who used to live in Japan. He saw police across the train platform and when they saw him, they immediately went upstairs to go to his platform and began questioning.
In addition to strict rules on drugs, there's still a very bad image against tattoos. Anyone with one is not allowed to enter most onsens (bath houses) and are encouraged to cover them. One of my friends with a tattoo was asked to cover it up when we were at the beach just chilling on the sand. A comedian called "Cookie" has to wear tape on his wrist whenever he's on TV so his tattoos don't get shown.
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Another question for Japanophiles: Is Japan’s economy going to collapse because they don’t have enough kids?
Also, if they don’t smoke any weed, why do they make the best video games? You can’t tell me Shigeru Miyamoto never toked up.
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Can anyone with some knowledge on the subject explain why the weed penalties are so strict in these countries?
Compared to america, the culture in many asian countries is still very traditional/conservative.
This usually leads to more strict drug policies.
We aren't big on civil liberties here, years of anti-drug propaganda helps fuel strong anti-drug sentiments among boomers.
Imagine the boomers are all in their 20s and you have Japan. A country with the image of technological progress but where social issues are roughly 20-40 years behind the rest of the world
For real. I mentioned smoking weed to my friends at the punk rock bar and they looked at me like I told them I was a crackhead.
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Another question for Japanophiles: Is Japan’s economy going to collapse because they don’t have enough kids?
Also, if they don’t smoke any weed, why do they make the best video games? You can’t tell me Shigeru Miyamoto never toked up.
Legend has it that mushrooms were legal and widely available until 2002.
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I would also like to add that the police can randomly search anyone. As expected, foreigners get targeted the most. I have a friend who is black who used to live in Japan. He saw police across the train platform and when they saw him, they immediately went upstairs to go to his platform and began questioning.
In addition to strict rules on drugs, there's still a very bad image against tattoos. Anyone with one is not allowed to enter most onsens (bath houses) and are encouraged to cover them. One of my friends with a tattoo was asked to cover it up when we were at the beach just chilling on the sand. A comedian called "Cookie" has to wear tape on his wrist whenever he's on TV so his tattoos don't get shown.
I kinda knew about the tattoo stuff from watching Japanese boxing. They'd always make Kazuto Ioka cover his tattoos with makeup but it'd usually get all smeared part way through the bout. Is it all to do with Yakuza and gang kinda stuff?
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i thought it was Daisuka Ikeda, the Buddhist philospher..
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Japan is still a great place to go to as a traveler (biased because I am Japanese), but if you want to just freely skate or smoke weed, Europe is probably a much better place to go for vacation
I often times skate and smoke weed freely lol
Is Japan racist against Mexicans? They ever see Mexicans?
Japan needs more babies? Down to volunteer to do my part lol 🙋♂️🙋♂️
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It’s amazing to me how many skaters don’t understand different cultures have different laws. Definitely never bring weed in your board bag if you go on a surf trip to Indonesia if you ever want to go home.
Is that really what you took away from this conversation?
By slap users responses, yes.
But it does totally suck for dude, probably got weed for all the dumbasses that flew in for x games and is now taking a major hit for it. It’s kinda pathetic that skaters couldn’t go a week without weed while over there and now dudes career and freedom are in serious jeopardy.
Mr. Higher Than Thou over here thinks that since a lot of us are repulsed by Japanese drug laws that we would just go willy nilly over there and all of us get arrested. You’re so smart bro WOW!! Way smarter than any of the rest of us.
Showing how out of touch by saying “don’t ever bring weed to surf trip in indo” is that your way of humble bragging about going to indo? News flash this is a skate forum nobody really gives a shit about going on a surf trip to indonesia bruh. And if they did they’d know that it’s a death sentence.
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I’ll have you know that I never visit another country without intending to start an international incident.
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It’s amazing to me how many skaters don’t understand different cultures have different laws. Definitely never bring weed in your board bag if you go on a surf trip to Indonesia if you ever want to go home.
Is that really what you took away from this conversation?
By slap users responses, yes.
But it does totally suck for dude, probably got weed for all the dumbasses that flew in for x games and is now taking a major hit for it. It’s kinda pathetic that skaters couldn’t go a week without weed while over there and now dudes career and freedom are in serious jeopardy.
Mr. Higher Than Thou over here thinks that since a lot of us are repulsed by Japanese drug laws that we would just go willy nilly over there and all of us get arrested. You’re so smart bro WOW!! Way smarter than any of the rest of us.
Showing how out of touch by saying “don’t ever bring weed to surf trip in indo” is that your way of humble bragging about going to indo? News flash this is a skate forum nobody really gives a shit about going on a surf trip to indonesia bruh. And if they did they’d know that it’s a death sentence.
Damn you super butthurt huh? And funny enough there’s threads about surfing on slap, and snowboarding hell even bmx. Also check out all the new parks they just built in indo lot more than just surfing to do there.
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Suuuuper butthurt brah ;D
Nah u just a cornball
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Anyone got an update…..? He’s live on insta right now
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Thank you to those sharing information about the cultural and political climate in Japan to help us better understand the issue. I have a potential solution for how this problem may be resolved.
1. Don't approach this issue with the intent of legalizing marijuana. Rather, appeal to their conservative sensibilities by outlawing MORE things. EVIL things. More specifically, weeds.
2. After all weeds are made illegal, the entire nation will be on the verge of imploding due to the ubiquitous influence of sea weed across all of their cuisine. At that point, it will force them to think about what the "big deal is" between sea weed and weed.
*deep inhale*
You know what I mean, man (while trying to hold the hit in)?
*coughing*
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Another question for Japanophiles: Is Japan’s economy going to collapse because they don’t have enough kids?
Also, if they don’t smoke any weed, why do they make the best video games? You can’t tell me Shigeru Miyamoto never toked up.
Legend has it that mushrooms were legal and widely available until 2002.
it's true!
The economy might collapse at it's current trajectory, but Japan (and specifically Japanese universities) are putting in a lot more effort to bring in young (and educated) talent to fill the gap
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Another question for Japanophiles: Is Japan’s economy going to collapse because they don’t have enough kids?
Also, if they don’t smoke any weed, why do they make the best video games? You can’t tell me Shigeru Miyamoto never toked up.
Sakurai on crack !
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Thank you to those sharing information about the cultural and political climate in Japan to help us better understand the issue. I have a potential solution for how this problem may be resolved.
1. Don't approach this issue with the intent of legalizing marijuana. Rather, appeal to their conservative sensibilities by outlawing MORE things. EVIL things. More specifically, weeds.
2. After all weeds are made illegal, the entire nation will be on the verge of imploding due to the ubiquitous influence of sea weed across all of their cuisine. At that point, it will force them to think about what the "big deal is" between sea weed and weed.
*deep inhale*
You know what I mean, man (while trying to hold the hit in)?
*coughing*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vBesOFURek&ab_channel=MrTHEOTHERGUYS
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Similar stuff happens over here in China as well. The drug laws are absolutely draconian, to the point where consumption is illegal - if you test positive you can get busted, even if the consumption took place outside the country. Possession of even very minor amounts of weed etc can land you in jail for years.
At the same time, it seems that many local skaters get so fascinated and come to identify so strongly with what they see of skate culture in the US and wherever else on insta that they forget where they are.
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I would also like to add that the police can randomly search anyone. As expected, foreigners get targeted the most. I have a friend who is black who used to live in Japan. He saw police across the train platform and when they saw him, they immediately went upstairs to go to his platform and began questioning.
In addition to strict rules on drugs, there's still a very bad image against tattoos. Anyone with one is not allowed to enter most onsens (bath houses) and are encouraged to cover them. One of my friends with a tattoo was asked to cover it up when we were at the beach just chilling on the sand. A comedian called "Cookie" has to wear tape on his wrist whenever he's on TV so his tattoos don't get shown.
I kinda knew about the tattoo stuff from watching Japanese boxing. They'd always make Kazuto Ioka cover his tattoos with makeup but it'd usually get all smeared part way through the bout. Is it all to do with Yakuza and gang kinda stuff?
Yep. Tattoos have long been stigmatised in Japan due to its links with the criminal underworld especially the Yakuza and other organized crime groups. That said they definitely look down on heavily tattooed tourists in areas as well…
In 2018 I was in Tokyo for work where we were put up in very nice hotel. I have a full coverage torso tattoo and while I was at the pool in the hotel I was politely asked to put a shirt on and not visit the pool unless “properly and professionally covered up”.
I wasn’t surprised about issues with tattoos, but also was surprised that even at a hotel pool where no one else was I still got told to cover up (and I’m a white dude with glasses from America).
I’d still go back tho.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Similar stuff happens over here in China as well. The drug laws are absolutely draconian, to the point where consumption is illegal - if you test positive you can get busted, even if the consumption took place outside the country. Possession of even very minor amounts of weed etc can land you in jail for years.
At the same time, it seems that many local skaters get so fascinated and come to identify so strongly with what they see of skate culture in the US and wherever else on insta that they forget where they are.
I've seen weed graphics on decks / wheels get censored on Taobao, very amusing.
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Former skateboarder lol. Poor guy.
So funny complain about oppression in Canada and the US. Really makes you grateful to be here
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Former skateboarder lol. Poor guy.
So funny complain about oppression in Canada and the US. Really makes you grateful to be here
There are people in the US still serving life sentences for weed.
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Similar stuff happens over here in China as well. The drug laws are absolutely draconian, to the point where consumption is illegal - if you test positive you can get busted, even if the consumption took place outside the country. Possession of even very minor amounts of weed etc can land you in jail for years.
At the same time, it seems that many local skaters get so fascinated and come to identify so strongly with what they see of skate culture in the US and wherever else on insta that they forget where they are.
Which part of China do you live? I’m an American citizen but I love skating in China and Japan. Wonder how COVID restrictions are in China
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Former skateboarder lol. Poor guy.
So funny complain about oppression in Canada and the US. Really makes you grateful to be here
There are people in the US still serving life sentences for weed.
Whoa, life seems pretty gnarly for possession!
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Former skateboarder lol. Poor guy.
So funny complain about oppression in Canada and the US. Really makes you grateful to be here
There are people in the US still serving life sentences for weed.
Yeah people arrested in the 60s. Im talking now. All those cases definitely have or should be looked at. Sure it’s not so simple though
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Former skateboarder lol. Poor guy.
So funny complain about oppression in Canada and the US. Really makes you grateful to be here
There are people in the US still serving life sentences for weed.
Not the 60s, the beginning of this century. Weed has been legal in a handful of states for barely more than a decade and there has never been a mass expunging of weed convictions on a federal level. My point is that the US doesn’t exactly have a leg to stand on when it comes to locking people up for minor drug crimes.
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Similar stuff happens over here in China as well. The drug laws are absolutely draconian, to the point where consumption is illegal - if you test positive you can get busted, even if the consumption took place outside the country. Possession of even very minor amounts of weed etc can land you in jail for years.
At the same time, it seems that many local skaters get so fascinated and come to identify so strongly with what they see of skate culture in the US and wherever else on insta that they forget where they are.
Which part of China do you live? I’m an American citizen but I love skating in China and Japan. Wonder how COVID restrictions are in China
i'm in Shenzhen. No Covid restrictions anymore, all back to normal
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Similar stuff happens over here in China as well. The drug laws are absolutely draconian, to the point where consumption is illegal - if you test positive you can get busted, even if the consumption took place outside the country. Possession of even very minor amounts of weed etc can land you in jail for years.
At the same time, it seems that many local skaters get so fascinated and come to identify so strongly with what they see of skate culture in the US and wherever else on insta that they forget where they are.
I've seen weed graphics on decks / wheels get censored on Taobao, very amusing.
Yeah, although it seems quite random, I think most people outside of some city youth into skating or other foreign youth culture stuff don't even really know that weed exists.
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Former skateboarder lol. Poor guy.
So funny complain about oppression in Canada and the US. Really makes you grateful to be here
There are people in the US still serving life sentences for weed.
Not the 60s, the beginning of this century. Weed has been legal in a handful of states for barely more than a decade and there has never been a mass expunging of weed convictions on a federal level. My point is that the US doesn’t exactly have a leg to stand on when it comes to locking people up for minor drug crimes.
Yea people forget the US has the highest percentage of its population incarcerated out of any industrialized nation. And a disproportionate amount of those are for non violent drug crimes.
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He's out
https://shredder.news/daisuke-ikeda-release-from-prison/
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glad to see him back
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Hope he gets WeedMaps sponsor now
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his little bro absolutely killed it in street league. looked sick wearing those blazers. front blunt kickflip out a full on handrail in the line. if he could have put it together it would have been so so good.
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All it took was seeing this movie for me to be of using or possessing drugs in Japan.
https://youtu.be/m4mk6Fri1ZU?si=RxIn07koMI1M7NhW
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"Daisuke Ikeda’s Release From Prison Sparks Warm Welcome From Bones Bearings"
There's nothing you can't accomplish when a bearing sponsor has your back....