Marijuana culture in other countries no excuse for breaking China's drug laws

IN A REPORT ON DRUG CONTROL in China last year, the China National Narcotic Control Committee points out that after Canada and some states of the United States legalized marijuana, the amount of marijuana smuggled from North America to China has increased. China Youth Daily comments:

According to the report, China intercepted postal packages containing a total of 55 kilograms of marijuana and marijuana products in 125 cases, and most of the criminal suspects are foreign students studying in China, Chinese returnees and Chinese working overseas.

The United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances classifies marijuana as a narcotic, and all relevant Chinese laws and regulations on psychotropic substances, narcotics and drugs have strict rules on the supply, transportation and production of marijuana. China's Criminal Law clearly classifies marijuana as an illicit drug, in the same category as opium, heroin, smokable methamphetamine, morphine and cocaine.