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Cannabis
Context
The Himachal Pradesh government approved a pilot project for the cultivation of cannabis or hemp in the state. This move comes amid growing global recognition of the agricultural, medicinal, and industrial value of hemp.
About Cannabis
- The word “cannabis” refers to all products derived from the plant Cannabis sativa.
- Marijuana refers to parts of or products from the plant Cannabis sativathat contain substantial amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
- The plant contains over 500 chemical substances.
- Cannabinoids are a group of substances found in the cannabis plant. The main cannabinoids are THC and cannabidiol (CBD). THC is a psychoactive substance, while CBD is not.
- Its cultivation had been banned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, which restricted its legal farming across the country.
- Despite this, illegal cannabis farming continues in several districts of Himachal Pradesh.
- Other states with controlled permission for cultivation: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and
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