Here in Japan, drugs (including MJ) are not legalized at all, and drug laws are in fact extremely strict, as some American tourists have found out the hard way

Here in Japan, drugs (including MJ) are not legalized at all, and drug laws are in fact extremely strict, as some American tourists have found out the hard way even when they had tiny amounts of MJ accidentally left in their luggage. Yet virtually no one dies from drug overdoses here, and drug-related crime really doesn't exist in any significant amount. Of course, the society has other similar problems, namely alcohol and cigarettes. Smoking is really on the decline though, since it's mostly been banned or restricted indoors recently, and alcohol consumption among young people is down too for various reasons (cost is probably a big one). But drinking to excess (and then passing out in the street even) is still a big problem.