noun
the four drug-control laws of Japan
Collective term for four major Japanese drug laws: the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law, the Cannabis Control Law, the Opium Law, and the Stimulants Control Law. Used in legal and policy contexts.
See also: 麻薬及び向精神薬取締法 · 大麻取締法 · あへん法 · 覚せい剤取締法
薬物四法の改正案が国会に提出された。
A bill to amend the four drug-control laws was submitted to the Diet.
Compound of 薬物 (yakubutsu, 'drug') + 四 (yon, 'four') + 法 (hō, 'law'). The term refers to the four principal statutes regulating drugs in Japan.