Weed

Treasures in the shallows: India's coastline rich in high-value seaweeds

The government's goal is to achieve a seaweed production level of one million tonnes by 2025 through higher harvesting from natural sources, and better captive cultivation

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.

Police says rats ate up 22 kg of marijuana in storehouse, accused acquitted

Rajagopal and Nageshwara Rao were acquitted by the court as the police could not submit the amount of marijuana mentioned in the charge sheet

DRI seizes 86.5 kg high-quality hydroponic weed worth Rs 39.5 crore; 2 held

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 86.5 kg of high-quality US-origin hydroponic weed valued at Rs 39.5 crore and arrested two persons in this connection from Mumbai, an official said on Tuesday. The DRI's Mumbai zonal unit intercepted two US-origin consignments at Courier Terminal in the Air Cargo Complex. An examination resulted in the seizure of 86.5 kg of hydroponic weed (ganja) from the consignments, he said. The consignments were mis-declared as 'Outdoor Concrete Firepit' and were destined for Bhiwandi town in adjoining Thane district, the official said. The seizure was a result of multi- agency coordination with stakeholders and further investigation and follow-up searches were carried out at the addresses of a warehouse and office premises linked to the importer, he said. These searches resulted in the crackdown on drug cartel and led to the arrest of two persons from Mumbai, the official said. The seized high-quality hydroponic weed is valued at Rs

Virginia lawmakers give final nod to bill for legalising marijuana in 2024

Several Democrats said they hoped Northam would send the legislation back to them with amendments, including speeding up the date for legalisation

Will not go ahead with proposal of growing cannabis in Goa: Pramod Sawant

Sawant said that the state government had received a proposal from IIIM for the cultivation of cannabis specifically for research and development purposes

Long-term marijuana use disrupts brain's reward process

This disruption correlates with the number of problems, such as family issues, individuals have because of smoking weed

Smoking weed ups risk of tooth loss

Tobacco users in the study were found to have gum disease as well as reduced lung function