(UPDATE) TOKYO: Japan has passed a measure to legalize cannabis-based medicines in a landmark revision of its stringent drug laws, while toughening its ban on the recreational use of marijuana.

The changes to Japan's cannabis and narcotics control laws, which were passed by the East Asian country's legislature on Wednesday, will pave the way for the lifting of a ban on medical products derived from cannabis.

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