To whom it may concern

 

We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude for your continued support.

We would like to express our deepest gratitude for your continued support.

 

We are pleased to inform you that we will hold a special study session for paying members of the Japan Industrial Hemp Association on Friday, March 8, 2024, as follows.

 

We understand that you are very busy, but we look forward to your participation.

 

■Outline of the Meeting

-March 8, 2024 (Friday) Study Session 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Reception 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

-Place: Eiraku Club, Akasaka Sanno Center Bldg. 7F, 2-12-4 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

-Venue: Eiraku Club, Akasaka Sanno Center Bldg. 7F, 12-4, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

-Fee: 11,000 yen (tax included) (including study session and reception)

-Registration and payment period: From Thursday, February 8, 2024 to Wednesday, March 6, 2024 (all days)

 

Program

-Lecture 1: “Revision of the Marijuana Control Law and the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law”

Lecturer: Dr. Kazuo Futagawa (Former Administrative Vice Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare)

Content: Former Administrative Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Mr. Kazuo Futagawa, will explain about the partial revision of “Marijuana Control Law and Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law” issued on December 13, 2023, by the Director-General of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Profile of Dr. Kazuo Futagawa

1980: Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law, Class 1, and entered the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

2003 Counselor, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

2008, Deputy Director-General, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

2010, Director-General, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

2012, Chief of Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

2014, Director-General, Medical Policy Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

2015, Administrative Vice-Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare

After retiring from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, he is Executive Officer of the Healthcare Research Institute, Advisor to Toray Industries, Inc. and Policy Counselor to the Office of Social Security Reform, Cabinet Secretariat. He has also served as a member of the Management Committee of the National Federation of Health and Welfare Agricultural Cooperatives, an advisor to the Japan AED Foundation, and a director of the Kenzo Suzuki Memorial Foundation for Applied Research in Medical Sciences.

 

-Lecture 2: “Verification Analysis of the Absence of Designated Drugs (HHCH, THCH, HHCP, etc.) in CBD Products

Lecturer: Dr. Hitoshi Sato (Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University)

 

Content: On December 27, 2023, “six marijuana-like ingredients” were comprehensively designated as designated drugs. The Japan CBD Analysis Center, which is affiliated with the Association, provides analysis services to ensure that CBD products do not contain any designated drugs (HHCH, THCH, HHCP, etc.) in addition to THC. I will also explain how to read the contents of the analysis report.

 

Profile of Dr. Hitoshi Sato

1983 Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and obtained a pharmacist license

1985 Completed Master’s program, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo

1986 Research Assistant, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University

1991 Received Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tokyo (B.S. No. 10056)

1991 Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA

1992 Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Medicine, Basel, Switzerland

1997 Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo (concurrently Assistant Chief of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital)

2000 Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University (Chair of Pharmacokinetics)

He has published more than 300 papers in the field of medical pharmacy both in Japan and abroad, and is highly evaluated by the h-index, an objective evaluation of researchers’ performance. He has served on various expert committees at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the National Personnel Authority. He has conducted pharmacological research on new drugs and new active ingredients, and received the Encouragement Award from the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (1996) and the Japanese Society of Pharmacokinetics (1998) for his achievements.

 

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■Application/Inquiry

[Application Method: Special Form] https://x.gd/aFSRa (per person)

[Application and transfer period] Thursday, February 8, 2024 to Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at noon.

[Application] GMO Aozora Net Bank, Corporate Banking Division 2, Ordinary Account 1284566

[Inquiries] info@japan-iha.or.jp

 

■This workshop is limited to paid-up members of the Japan Hemp Association. Please note that this workshop is limited to paying members of the Japan Hemp Association.

■If you are already a paying member, you can apply without changing your membership.

(For members who have not renewed their membership after one year from the date of admission, please contact the secretariat.)

■If you wish to become a paid member, please contact the secretariat by e-mail after submitting the application form. (If payment of the admission fee and annual membership fee cannot be confirmed by the deadline, your participation in the workshop will be cancelled. Please understand this in advance.)

 

■Please click on the following link to learn more about enrollment.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xSmSOoPCkUiJjdSbFnM9oFWYvNYraexA/view

 

<Note >

The membership fee is per person and includes the study session and reception.

※As a rule, no same-day participation is permitted.

 

※Please note that there is a limit to the number of participants, so if you do not register or make a bank transfer in advance, you may not be able to participate even if you arrive at the venue on the day of the event. Please understand this in advance.

 

※Please use the above application form (QR code) to apply.

※Please note that your application will be confirmed in the order in which we receive your payment. If you wish to transfer the fee in the name of your company, please indicate so in the application form or contact us by e-mail. Please write down the full name of all participants.

If you do not provide your full name, it may take us some time to confirm your payment and application.

※Once we confirm your application and payment, we will send you an email to confirm your application in due course.

※Please apply and transfer as soon as possible because the deadline for application and transfer will be set as above.

※Up to 5 persons per member are allowed to attend.

※Please have your two business cards ready at the reception desk on the day of the event.

※Please note that no refunds will be made if you are unable to attend due to personal reasons.