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Saya Takagi

Japanese actress

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Saya Takagi (高樹沙耶, Takagi Saya, b. 21 August 1963 in Hamamatsu as Ikue Masudo). She is a Japanese actress turned activist for the legalization of cannabis in Japan.

Biography

Saya Takagi started smoking cannabis when she was 17.^[1] In 1994, she became famous with her the role of Kashiwagi Reiko in the Japanese drama film Okane ga Nai.

In 2012, after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Saya Takagi decided to abandon the world of entertainment to become more involved in environmental activism, and adopted a self-sufficient lifestyle.^[1]^[2]

In 2016, Saya Takagi, then manager for the Cannabis Inspection Committee, ran for an Upper House seat with the New Renaissance Party, with medical cannabis as one of her platforms.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In October 2016, she was arrested at her guesthouse in Okinawa for possession of 55 grammes (2 oz) of cannabis, and in April 2017 was sentenced to a one-year suspended prison sentence, after having spent six months in jail.^[1]^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pioneer Japanese cannabis activist Saya Takagi on running for office, getting arrested & more, Cannabislifenetwork.com, 31 January 2018
^ ^a ^b Masa Tanizawa, Saya Takagi's fight for cannabis legalisation, Metropolisjapan.com, 17 June 2016
^ Brasor, Philip (5 November 2016). "Japan's war against medical marijuana" – via Japan Times Online.
^ Ex-actress Takagi gets suspended one-year sentence for marijuana possession, Japantimes.co.jp, 27 April 2017
^ "Former actress Saya Takagi arrested in Okinawa during drug raid". 25 October 2016 – via Japan Times Online.