CANNABIS IN THE INDIAN LAW by Diya Bijoy
Author : Diya Bijoy, Student at Mar Gregorios College Of Law, Nalanchira, Trivandrum. INTRODUCTION Cannabis or marijuana is a drug taken from the plant Cannabis Sativa and Cannabis Indica. It is also known by the names grass, pot, weed, hash, smoke, hooch, ganja, joint, stick, dope, herb etc. Cannabis was smoked in India from early BCs. Cannabis finds itself mentioned in ancient scriptures like Dhanavantari Nighantu, Sarnagandhara Samhita etc. Atharva …