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Indonesian court rejects call to legalise medicinal use of cannabis

The country's top court did crack the door for potential future use of cannabis for health conditions by ordering the government to review the way it categorizes narcotics

Thailand decriminalizes cannabis, becomes first Asian country to remove ban

Thailand on Thursday decriminalized cannabis, becoming the first Asian country to remove the ban on the drug

Cannabis compounds can stop Covid virus from entering human cells: Study

US researchers have found that cannabis compounds have the ability to prevent the virus that causes Covid-19 from entering human cells

No complete ban on cannabis, medical use allowed: Centre to Delhi HC

The petition, which is listed for further hearing in March, has challenged provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act

Indore police seize 16,000 kg of cannabis worth Rs 50 lakhs, 5 held

Indore Police on Wednesday seized around 16,000 kg of cannabis worth around Rs 50 lakhs from a godown in the city and arrested five persons in connection with the case."We got information that cannabis was being stored illegally in a godown. Our team raided the spot and recovered 270 sacks filled with 16,000 kg of cannabis worth around Rs 50 lakhs. We have arrested five people so far," Guru Prasad Parashar, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Indore told ANI.Further investigation into the matter is underway.Earlier on Wednesday, in a different case, two persons were arrested for allegedly trafficking cannabis worth Rs 3.15 crore near Indore.Specific intelligence was received by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Indore Unit that two persons would be transporting a huge quantity of ganja (cannabis) concealed in a truck having cover cargo as common salt.Accordingly, surveillance was mounted for the suspected truck and officers of DRI intercepted a truck having ...

Canada: Uber enters booming cannabis market with orders in Ontario

Uber Eats will list cannabis retailer Tokyo Smoke on its marketplace on Monday, following which customers can place orders from the Uber Eats app

Chhattisgarh: 390 kg cannabis worth Rs 78 lakh seized, 2 held

Two persons were held allegedly with 390 kilograms of cannabis worth Rs 78 lakh in Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, police said

The politics of illegal drugs and legal highs

It would make sense for the law to be rewritten to allow recreational and medical use. The drug could then be taxed

Heady reform

Implementing UN resolution on cannabis is sensible

Snoop Dogg-backed tech firm powering pot industry valued at $3.75 billion

Dutchie, based in Oregon, United States is growing as new states legalize recreational cannabis or expand their existing offerings

Best of BS Opinion: Cannabis is no longer 'dangerous', gold loan, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Cannabis is no longer 'dangerous'

In India, cannabis has historically been grown and consumed for recreational, culinary, and commercial purposes.

After United Nations vote, high hopes for Indian cannabis industry

Their optimism stems from the United Nations (UN) reclassifying cannabis as a less dangerous drug in December 2020

Reddit forums turn to cannabis industry as stocks surge new highs

Swaggystocks, which aggregates sentiment on shares talked about in the WallStreetBets forum, showed Tilray was the most upvoted stock in the group

We will not allow govt to cultivate cannabis in Goa, Congress says

Reacting on the issue of the proposal to cultivate cannabis in the state, the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee on said it will launch an agitation if Pramod Sawant government fails to scrap it

Goa not interested in cannabis cultivation proposal: CM Pramod Sawant

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that his government is currently not interested in the cannabis cultivation proposal sent by the Indian Institute of Integrated Medicine

Economics of cannabis: Can India grab a share of the $350 bn global market?

UN decision, and the easing of attitudes in the US, will go a long way towards growing the market, as well as legitimising illegal revenues. India has a natural advantage

Best of BS Opinion: Modi's dilemma, farmer crisis, cannabis, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinions for today

Cannabis referendum: Votes confirm New Zealand won't legalise marijuana

New Zealand won't be legalising marijuana after the final votes counted in a referendum failed to overturn the result from election night although it got close

The argument for and against the partial legalisation of narcotics

While most states are reluctant to take illicit drug trade head on, some like Sikkim are flirting with partial legitimacy, others like Punjab are coming down hard