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I head up a small community for fans of a niche indie brand. The founder is doing an event in Japan with an exclusive item for people who attend! I was so excited and was looking into booking a plane ticket to go!

However.. turns out that Japan has a law that absolutely forbids stimulant medication in the country. And, no, I don't really want to upend my regimen of 8 years and risk going on a new medication for the trip.

I'm really shattered, as I wanted to attend this cool event and meet up with other enthusiasts. It really hurts to be barred from an opportunity like this.

I hate ADHD. I really do.

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[-] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago

Nah, not at all. Just ribbin'.

Yeah, every single website I've pulled up on the matter says everything is a hard "no" and that no accommodations can be given.

When you see 4 or 5 sites saying the same thing, you tend to come to that conclusion. But I'm happy to see that's not necessarily the case!

[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 months ago

No hard feelings. I did notice that the ministry documentation was written rather confusingly, so I can see how it could be twisted. It does say you can email them with inquiries at least.

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