Japan Market Briefing — 60 minutes with the research team

Sixty minutes with the people who research this market.

Three researchers survey Japan's CBD and hemp market and write the CBD White Paper. This is an hour of their time, one-to-one.

There is a distance that reading the statute doesn't close, and neither does lining up the statistics. How is this product category treated in practice? Are these terms reasonable by Japanese market standards? Is what this distributor is telling me true? Questions like these come up in every Japan entry, and only the people who did the fieldwork can answer them.

When people book this

Negotiations with a Japanese counterparty are underway.

The terms you've been offered, the distribution being assumed, the market size they're quoting. We'll check it against survey data from 55 operating businesses — and tell you what the data doesn't say.

You've read the report, and it stops short of your situation.

The research was not written around your product, your channel or your partner. The hour is where that gap gets closed.

You need to build a view on Japan for your board or your investors.

Which figures you can use and which you can't. On what basis, and how far you can go. This is the sorting that happens before anything goes into a deck.

Choose your main topic when you book

• Regulation, legal amendments, international comparison
• Retail, distribution, store operations
• Survey data, market structure, how operators actually run

We'll bring whoever on the committee covers it. If your questions span more than one topic, say so when you book.

How it works

1. Book your slot and choose a topic. Slots run between 9:00 and 19:00 Japan time.
2. Sixty minutes, online, in English. Ask, and ask again — it's a conversation, not a written reply.

What we can cover

• How Japan's compound-based regulation is applied in practice to a specific product category
• Reading the report's survey data against your own business
• Japan's distribution structure, what each channel actually looks like, and the usual sequence of market entry
• How a regulatory change was decided, how it reached the market, and how operators responded
• Where the terms you've been offered sit within the distribution we observed

What we can't

• Rule on whether a specific product is lawful. That is the domain of a testing laboratory and Japanese counsel. We will never tell you "this will clear."
• Introduce or broker counterparties. The 38 companies named in the report are survey respondents, not a referral list.
• Give legal, tax or investment advice. We are researchers, not licensed advisers.

Questions

Should I buy the report as well?

We'd recommend it. Without it, part of the hour goes on ground the report already covers. The two together are ¥110,000 instead of ¥130,000 — and the report comes with a written analyst question on top.

Japan CBD & Hemp Market Report 2026 — English Edition

I've already bought the report. Anything I should do?

Tell us your Order Number when you book, and we'll have your edition open in front of us.

What language is the briefing in?

English. No interpreter.

Can I reschedule or cancel?

Tell us at least 48 hours ahead and we'll move it once, free of charge. Cancellations after that are non-refundable.

What if sixty minutes isn't enough?

We arrange extensions and repeat briefings individually. Get in touch.

Can I pay by invoice or purchase order?

Yes. Contact us before purchase and we'll issue an invoice.

What payment methods do you accept?

Major credit cards, processed by SB Payment Service.

What about refunds?

Briefings are non-refundable once held. If you're unsure whether your questions fall within what we can cover, ask us before you book — we'll tell you honestly.

Is this legal advice?

No. See "What we can't" above. Verify with Japanese counsel before you act.

Offered by the CBD White Paper Committee (CBD Library / CBD-bu / CANNABIS INSIGHT), publishers of the CBD White Paper. For information only; not legal advice.