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Should India Legalise Marijuana?

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 12/20/2016 - 08:45

On November 2, 2016, Lok Sabha MP Dharamvir Gandhi announced that he had received clearance from Parliament to table a Private Member's Bill seeking to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 to allow for the legalised, regulated, and medically supervised supply of "non- synthetic" intoxicants including cannabis and opium. India is one of the countries where marijuana is easily available, but is not entirely legalised. In fact, during a United Nations (UN) convention in 1961, India had actually lobbied against a carpet-ban on naturally grown-substances like cannabis or opium. This was also because these substances are used for religious and cultural purposes, in our country. For example, bhang is a derivative of the hemp plant, and is legally sold throughout the country, during the festival of Holi. Gen Z speaks up.

Marijuana should be legalised in India as well. It has a medicinal value, is a pain...

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