Explained: Why is Himachal Pradesh planning to legalise cannabis cultivation?

The Indian Express · last updated March 11, 2021 – 3:31 AM

The dried flowers and leaves of the plant are called ganja or marijuana (also weed, pot or dope). Isn’t cannabis cultivation illegal in India? In 1985, India banned the cultivation of cannabis plant under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The dried flowers and leaves of the plant are called ganja or marijuana (also weed, pot or dope). Currently, charas, ganja, or any mixture or drink prepared from the two products are banned in India under the NDPS Act, regardless of hemp cultivation.

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