大麻検挙、最多５４８２人　「電子たばこ用」１割―２０代以下で増加・警察庁

　全国の警察が昨年、大麻事件で検挙した人が前年比８％増の５４８２人となり、５年連続で過去最多を更新したことが２４日、警察庁のまとめで分かった。２０代以下で増加し、近年問題化している電子たばこ用の「大麻リキッド」などと呼ばれる濃縮物の検挙は１割に上った。
　大麻リキッドは、大麻草から幻覚作用のある成分を抽出し、濃縮して作られる液体。電子たばこのカートリッジに注入して手軽に吸えるため、広まっているとみられる。
　同庁は、大麻リキッドなど大麻の濃縮物に関して初めて集計。検挙者は全体の１０％の５７３人で、押収量は２２キロだった。密輸入での検挙件数は３９件で、全体の約半数を占めた。（2022/03/24-10:10）

Japanese police arrested or took other actions against a record 5,482 people in cannabis cases in 2021, up 8 pct from the preceding year, National Police Agency data showed Thursday.
   The number of such people hit a record high for the fifth consecutive year.
   Cannabis cases increased markedly among those under 20 years old. The number of cases involving liquid cannabis, which has been a problem in recent years, accounted for 10 pct of the total cases.
   Liquid cannabis, inhaled through electronic cigarettes, is made by extracting and concentrating hallucinogenic ingredients from cannabis grass. The liquid has become popular because it can be easily used by injecting it into electronic cigarette cartridges.
   It was the first time for the agency to separately count cases related to cannabis concentrates, such as liquid cannabis. The number of people involved in liquid cannabis cases was 573, and seized liquid cannabis totaled 22 kilograms.