Yokohama Court Hands Suspended Sentence to Man Over Growing Cannabis at Facility for Disabled Children

From The Kanagawa Shimbun

January 14 2026

YOKOHAMA – On the 13th, the Yokohama District Court held the sentencing hearing for a 31-year-old male defendant, a resident of Yamato City, charged with violating the Cannabis Control Law and other offenses for cultivating cannabis plants at the support facility for children with disabilities in Fujisawa City where he was employed.

Presiding Judge Tsutomu Adachi handed down a sentence of 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment, suspended for 4 years with protective probation. The prosecution had requested 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment.