Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!honnetnews!navi.honnet.co.jp!news.mcu.or.jp!mmcatv.co.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Haluk Skywalker" Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Legally Traded Narcotics Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:31:08 +0200 Lines: 19 Message-ID: <32fustF3lfgi0U1@individual.net> X-Trace: individual.net YuQCw+NFVPq9oPNp+OPTCgUSv2kpdTZoTYHKRis15Z+5dUFb5u X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:23620 A few years back, while I was living in Japan I have read in a book (I can't recall the name) that the first trade ties between Turkey and Japan was hashish trade that took place *legally* until early 1930s. The book claimed that hashish was legal in both countries back than and was traded like any other commercial good. Today, while reading a Turkish book on drug history of Turkey, I have found this bit of information: ". As the opium of Turkey is of a renowned quality, 1926 and after heroin factories partly owned by foreigners had been opened. The very first heroin factory in Istanbul had been opened in Taksim (where today a Sushi joint is located) and had been owned by Japanese. . " Today, there is a Sushi joint at identified location. Isn't this funny?