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A report has been published in which Shunichiro Sato (26), a former member of Japan’s national volleyball team, confesses that he “lost everything” following his arrest for violating the Cannabis Control Act. The case reportedly came to light after dried cannabis was found in a bag he left behind at a pachinko parlor in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo. On a 5ch thread (Geisports Sokuhou+), users traded takes on the dangers of cannabis, comparisons to tobacco and alcohol, the fairness of Japan’s strict drug laws, and questions about whether national team members undergo drug testing — opinions were split.
[Exclusive Confession, Part 1] Former Volleyball Team Japan Player Shunichiro Sato: “I Lost Everything” — Days of Remorse Since the Incident
Published 9/24 (Thu) 5:10 AM
Sports Nippon (Sponichi Annex)
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Does weed even mess with your lung capacity or athletic performance?
Apparently it's actually way healthier for you than cigarettes
It's chemically nothing like meth — it doesn't fry your brain or anything. It's just banned for this vague "gateway drug" reasoning.
> and dried cannabis was found in a bag he left behind at the store.
If he just hadn't pulled a blunder like that,
he probably never would've gotten caught
Can you even tell it's dried cannabis just by looking at it?
They legalized it, problems piled up, and now they're cracking back down
He's the president of the Japan Volleyball Association now
Was practice so brutal
he just wanted something to feel good for once?
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(get it — "valley" and "volleyball" are both "barē" in Japanese)
Wait, seriously? (´･ω･`)
It's just less harmful than tobacco — saying it's actually "healthy" is a stretch
Oh, is that so (´･ω･`)
With meth, a fake substance plugs the mechanism that's supposed to stop excess dopamine release, and the receptor that has to absorb the fake stuff ends up damaged.
That said, there's also this ↓
"World First! Cannabis Scientifically Proven to Harm the Brain" – ResOU https://share.google/GgxxSuzhPc5jREBy3
Apparently that Silicon Valley pun Re: #45 made is next level
That's the kind of joke you can only pull off if you're actually cultured
The punishment doesn't match the crime at all
Weed should be like a "get benched for smoking a cigarette" level offense
The ridiculous one is whoever does it knowing full well it's against the law
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
A legal amendment in late 2023 extended penalties to cannabis “use” itself, not just possession, which changed the legal landscape here. In the thread, some pointed to overseas legalization and called Japan’s laws “too strict,” while others countered that “if it’s against the law, it’s on you” — opinions on whether the regulations are fair were split. Worth noting: no solid information about the Japan volleyball team’s drug-testing system actually appeared in the thread — it remains pure speculation. Health effects also drew contradictory claims, from “less harmful than tobacco” to “there’s research showing it damages the brain,” suggesting this is a field without a settled scientific consensus.
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Geisports Sokuhou+) thread “[Volleyball] Former Volleyball Team Japan Player Shunichiro Sato: “I Lost Everything” — Days of Remorse Since the Incident.”
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