India's cannabis policy reflects a reality that no longer exists. Millions of Indians consume cannabis, several states already regulate aspects of its cultivation and traditional use, and industrial hemp is emerging as a legitimate economic opportunity.
Acting on reliable intelligence, a special team was constituted under the direction of the DIG (Southern Range) and led by the Superintendent of Police, Koraput.
The Berhampur Government Railway Police, in coordination with the Railway Protection Force, nabbed two drug peddlers, who were natives of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.
On hot pursuit, cops of two police stations intercepted the vehicle loaded with psychotropic substances and booked a housewife and her 'business partner' on a state highway in Kalna on Saturday.
A huge cache of cannabis locally called ganja was seized by police in Odisha’s Koraput district, and five suspected drug peddlers were taken into custody under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, police said on Wednesday.
“Canabis comes under the Ayurveda (Indigenous Medicine) Act,” Minister Jayakody told reporters. “It is a subject coming under the Department of Ayurveda.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Friday announced that they have added the painkiller tramadol to the list of banned substances for athletes in events from 2024 and has maintained its prohibition on cannabis after the Executive Committee (ExCo) held its second meeting of the year in Sydney, Australia.
While one kg of ganja is sold in black market in Odisha at Rs 5000 to Rs 10,000, in Delhi and bigger cities, the contraband’s price shoots up to Rs 20, 000 ore or per kg depending on demand and supply.
Surjeet (28), a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, was named as the suspect.
Moroccan police have foiled an attempt to smuggle 8.99 tonnes of cannabis near Casablanca, the police said in a statement.
