Cannabis

Why smoking tobacco with cannabis may drain the brain's bliss molecule

A new study using advanced brain imaging suggests that people who use both tobacco and cannabis may have lower activity of the brain's natural "bliss molecule", hinting at why quitting feels harder

Cannabis use may quadruple diabetes risk within five years, warns study

A massive study of over 4 million adults finds cannabis users face fourfold risk of type 2 diabetes within five years, raising new questions on its safety profile

Medicinal cannabis sparks concern in Australia over psychosis, poisonings

More than 1,000 unapproved medicinal cannabis products are available in Australia. People often take these for conditions where we have no strong evidence they work

Thai cannabis industry eyes revival under new PM who backed its rise

Since Anutin decriminalised marijuana in 2022 as health minister, making Thailand the first Asian nation to do so, the industry has been whiplashed by a series of policy reversals

Cannabis addiction triples oral cancer risk in just five years, study finds

A new California study reveals that cannabis use disorder is linked to a threefold rise in oral cancer risk, challenging the belief that marijuana is a 'safe' drug

Ananda: The sacred, profane, and psychedelic journeys of cannabis

From the Himalayan hush of Himachal to the coastal dreams of Kerala, this book on cannabis journeys through India - each stop bringing a new strain, a new state of mind, and a new high

IIT Baba detained in Jaipur for possession of contraband, calls it 'prasad'

IIT Baba, an IIT-Bombay graduate-turned-ascetic, was briefly detained in Jaipur after police found 'ganja' in his possession. He claimed it was 'prasad' and questioned his arrest

Man arrested for illegally cultivating cannabis in his Greater Noida house

A Greater Noida resident was arrested on Tuesday after he was found illegally cultivating cannabis inside his apartment in a housing society, police said.

How a Noida flat became home to a 'nursery' of cannabis for the dark web

During the raid, police seized 80 cannabis plants worth Rs 50-60 lakh, along with ganja, OG strain, chemicals, fertilisers, and specialised equipment

14-member police team including DSP gets lost in Kerala forest; rescued

A 14-member police team conducting a combing operation in a dense forest area in this north Kerala district got lost during their return journey but was rescued early Wednesday morning by the Forest department's rapid response team. The police team, which also included the Agali DySP, had gone to the Attappady forest after getting information about cannabis cultivation going on there. The team found the cannabis cultivation and destroyed it, but the operation took time and it got dark while returning which resulted in them getting lost deep inside the forest, the DySP told the media. He said that mobile networks were not available in many places and when they got connectivity, they informed the Forest department which dispatched a Rapid Response Team (RRT). "The RRT team reached us around 1 am and then using GPS helped us come out of the forest," the DySP said. He also said that there were wild animal-related problems, but the team was prepared to handle them. A member of the RRT

Gigi Hadid arrested for marijuana possession, released after $1,000 fine

A representative for Gigi Hadid said the 28-year-old was traveling with marijuana purchased legally in New York City with a medical license

Cong govt mulling to legalise hemp cultivation to boost economy in Himachal

They say there is a huge demand for opium, an extract of the poppy, in the pharmaceutical industry. Also, the climatic condition in the state is congenial for its cultivation

As Singapore hangs man, these are the nations with the harshest drug laws

Singapore has executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery despite clemency petitions and protests. Here is a list of nations with the harshest drug laws

Twitter relaxes cannabis ad rules to lure in more advertisers from US

Twitter under its 420-friendly owner Elon Musk earlier this year became the first major social media company to allow cannabis advertisements. Now, the platform is relaxing those rules in an attempt to lure in more advertisers from U.S. states where marijuana is legal. Going forward, certified advertisers may feature packaged cannabis products in ad creative, Twitter said in a post on its website. Previously, cannabis advertisers could not show any products in their ads, nor could they actually promote their sale. They may also continue responsibly linking to their owned and operated web pages and e-commerce experiences for CBD, THC, and cannabis-related products and services," Twitter said. The billionaire Tesla CEO has been forced to make huge cost cuts and scramble to find more sources of revenue to justify his $44 billion purchase of Twitter. The platform also removed a ban on political advertisements in January. Still, companies interested in advertising cannabis products o

Singapore executes Indian-origin cannabis trafficker despite clemency pleas

Singapore on Wednesday executed a 46-year-old Indian-origin drug trafficker, ignoring pleas for clemency from his family, human rights activists and the United Nations. Tangaraju Suppiah was hanged at dawn in Changi Prison, a day after his 11th-hour appeal was rejected by a court here. He was convicted in October 2018 by a High Court judge of a capital charge of abetting an accomplice by conspiring to traffic cannabis. This was by delivering about 1kg of cannabis to himself, an offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act. The Singaporean of Indian origin was detained in 2014 for drug consumption and failure to report for a drug test. A statement by the Singapore Prison Service said that Tangaraju "had his capital sentence carried out today at Changi Prison Complex". Tangaraju's sister Leelavathy Suppiah said the family had received a death certificate. It was Singapore's first execution in six months. Tangaraju's case had drawn support from British billionaire Richard Branson and the U

Looking for job? Cannabis industry going on a hiring high in NY

The creation of new jobs would be a boon for New York City, which has lagged behind the rest of the country in recovering employment lost during the pandemic

Cannabis use worsens pain following surgery, says anesthesiology study

A study presented at the Anesthesiology 2022 annual meeting found that those who use cannabis experience higher pain after surgery than those who don't.

India's opioid fix: The growing drug menace, heroin seizures in India

The number of cannabis users stood at 31 million in India

Cannabis plant without flowering or fruiting tops not 'ganja': Bombay HC

A seized cannabis plant without flowering or fruiting tops does not fall under the purview of 'ganja', the Bombay High Court has ruled while granting pre-arrest bail to a man accused of possessing commercial quantity of the narcotic substance. A single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre in the order passed on August 29 also noted that there was a discrepancy in the substance seized by the Narcotics Control Bureau from the accused's residence and the sample sent by the NCB for chemical analysis. The court was hearing the pre-arrest bail plea filed by one Kunal Kadu, who apprehended arrest by the NCB for offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act Sections 8(C) (produce, manufacture or possession of narcotic substance), 28 (attempt to commit offence) and 29 (criminal conspiracy). According to the NCB, it had carried out searches at Kadu's residence in April 2021 and recovered a green leafy substance in three packets weighing a total of 48 kg. The NCB claimed

'Encourage' use of bhang over liquor to prevent crime: Chhattisgarh BJP MLA

Chhattisgarh BJP MLA has suggested that use of bhang, cannabis be encouraged as alternatives to liquor, claiming people addicted to these substances hardly commit crimes like rape, murder and dacoity