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- Yamamoto Nao
- School of Sociology, Bukkyo University
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 紫煙と社会運動
- 紫煙と社会運動 : 現代日本における大麻自由化運動
- シエン ト シャカイ ウンドウ : ゲンダイ ニホン ニ オケル タイマ ジユウカ ウンドウ
- Cannabis Liberation Movement in Contemporary Japan
- 現代日本における大麻自由化運動
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This paper organizes the cannabis liberation movement in contemporary Japan, focusing on developments from the 1990s on. Cannabis is being legalized in the United States and Europe, where this topic is regarded as a political conflict between the liberal and conservative factions and frequently made an issue in the same way as gay marriage and gun control. The cannabis legalization movement is endorsed by liberal supporters and has had pragmatic effects on regulation changes, which differs greatly from the situation in Japan. The cannabis liberation movement in Japan started with the beatniks and hippies of the 1960s, and a network has been created and issue framed in multiple ways from 1990s until today. This movement cannot be reduced to a single organization, but is a group composed of individuals with diverse intentions and concerns. There is not sufficient knowledge of these trends in the world of sociology. To that end, this paper attempts to first comprehend the associations in this movement formed by groups and individuals, rather than interpret a single event or organization. The current cannabis liberation movement has multiple goals such as total legalization, medical use, and industrial use. At the same time, examining the discourse indicates that it is dispersed, ranging from that dependent on academic research to spiritualism, nationalism, and conspiracy theories. This background includes developments in the spirituality, new age, and reggae subcultures and the cannabis legalization movement has progressed while crossing into the music and culture of these groups. This paper first provides a general view of the history to organize situation in Japan from the 1990s, considering the actions and claims of various groups and discussing the ways each has resisted social circumstances.
Journal
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- The Annual Review of Cultural Studies
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The Annual Review of Cultural Studies 6 (0), 59-79, 2018
Association for Cultural Typhoon
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390845702296845952
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- NII Article ID
- 130007725619
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- NII Book ID
- AA12716220
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- ISSN
- 24346268
- 21879222
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- NDL BIB ID
- 029201696
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL Search
- CiNii Articles
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed