Legalization of Marijuana
COVID-19 pandemic brought a halt to many state legislative efforts to legalize marijuana in 2020 but many of those efforts have been renewed in 2021.
Legistative Process in UN
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in December 2020 voted to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. India was part of the voting majority, along with the US and most European nations. China, Pakistan and Russia were among those who voted against, and Ukraine abstained.
Currently, over 50 countries allow medicinal cannabis programs, and its recreational use has been legalised in Canada, Uruguay and 15 US states. It is expected that the UNCND decision would lead to an international protocol to legalise cannabis.
Legal Situation in India
In India Cannabis and its derivatives are banned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act of 1985.
The NDPS Act strictly regulates cannabis plant and its products. Charas is separately mentioned as regulated substance under the law. Charas is resin extracted from the cannabis plant. Hashish or hash is another name for charas. Cannabis oil or hashish oil is also regulated in India.
A 2019 study conducted by the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) reported that about 7.2 million Indians had consumed cannabis in 2018. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment’s “Magnitude of Substance Use in India 2019” survey found that 2.83% of Indians aged 10–75 years (or 31 million people) were current users of cannabis products.
Cannabis Plant
According to the WHO, cannabis is a generic term used to denote the several psychoactive preparations of the plant Cannabis sativa.
The major psycho-active constituent in cannabis is Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
The Mexican name ‘marijuana’ is frequently used in referring to cannabis leaves or other crude plant material in many countries.
Different terms for cannabis preparations include – charas (resin), ganja (flower), and bhang (seeds and leaves) etc.
Latest Post:
- UNITED NATIONS ON ECOSYSTEM RESTORATIONWhat is UN declaration? United nations general assembly recently declared the UN ecosystem restoration decade 2021-2030. When was it declared? It was declared on 5th June 2021. OBJECTIVES Its purpose is to facilitate global cooperation for the restoration of degraded and destroyed ecosystems. It has called for the restoration of degraded area equal to that […]
- गहरे समुद्र मिशन(Deep Ocean Mission) को मंत्रिमंडल की मंजूरी
हाल ही में केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ‘गहरे समुद्र मिशन’ को अनुमति प्रदान कर दी। इससे समुद्री संसाधनों की खोज और समुद्री प्रौद्योगिकी के विकास में मदद मिलेगी और समुद्र के संसाधनों का सतत इस्तेमाल हो सकेगा। मिशन से सम्बंधित मुख्य बातें गौरतलब है कि समुद्र में 6000 मीटर नीचे कई प्रकार के खनिज हैं। इन खनिजों […] - Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment
It is a radio telescope designed to answer the major questions of cosmos and astronomy. It would also facilitate in knowing the mysteries of our universe. Where is it located? The CHIME telescope is located at the Dominion Radio AstrophysicalObservatory, a national facility for astronomy operated bythe National Research Council of Canada. Why in news? […] - Blue FlagBlue Flag Recently, eight beaches in India have been awarded the coveted ‘Blue Flag’ certification by an eminent international jury, which comprises members of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The beaches selected for the certification […]
- नवीन अटलांटिक चार्टर
हाल ही में, अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति जो बिडेन और ब्रिटिश प्रधान मंत्री बोरिस जॉनसन ने अटलांटिक चार्टर का निरीक्षण किया एवं दोनों नेताओं द्वारा ‘लोकतंत्र और खुले समाज के सिद्धांतों, मूल्यों और संस्थानों की रक्षा’ का संकल्प लेते हुए एक नए अटलांटिक चार्टर पर हस्ताक्षर करने की योजना है। ध्यातव्य है कि अगस्त 1941 में ब्रिटिश प्रधान […]