{"id":173188,"date":"2025-09-24T11:59:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=173188&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-09-24T11:59:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:59:22","slug":"kitakyushu-lecturer-arrested-for-cannabis-possession","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushu-lecturer-arrested-for-cannabis-possession\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu Lecturer Arrested for Cannabis Possession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 33-year-old elementary school lecturer in Kitakyushu was arrested on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Act after being found with cannabis-containing plant fragments in a hotel room. Police said a woman accompanying him grew suspicious of the rolled substance and contacted authorities. The suspect admitted to the allegations. The city\u2019s board of education issued an apology, pledged strict disciplinary action, and announced a September 22 briefing for parents along with counseling support for students.<\/span><b> Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250921\/5010030000.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_unsplash-cannabis-sep_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cannabis\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-173205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_unsplash-cannabis-sep_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_unsplash-cannabis-sep_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_unsplash-cannabis-sep_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_unsplash-cannabis-sep_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by Budding . on Unsplash<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 33-year-old elementary school lecturer in Kitakyushu was arrested on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Act after being found with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":173205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-173188","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/173188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}