A newly grown Cannabis Plant at Nadia, West Bengal. Cannabis in India has been a very strong mythical and medicinal relationship, known to be used at least as early as 2000 BCE. It has been used by humans throughout recorded history for its food, fibre and medicine. In Indian society, common terms for cannabis preparations include charas (resin), ganja (flower), and bhang (seeds and leaves). The central law that deals with cannabis (weed or marijuana) in India is the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 which restricts Cannabis cultivation. India.

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