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N ews reports have been highlighting the growing problem of use of illegal drugs among youth of India. It is a serious problem that in its worst form can become primary cause of compromising present and future well being of the nation. Once caught in its grip, a human finds it difficult to overcome the problem, even unto death, so pervasive is its influence on human biology. It would be wishful thinking on part of India that it can control this problem through its law and order machinery, when even the strict legal forces of US or the guns and blazes of Duterte of Philippines is facing a hard time controlling it. Against this backdrop, many have suggested that one of the illegal drugs, cannabis be legalized. As compared to synthetic chemical drugs, it is a herbal substance that has been present in India as a wild weed for thousands of years, for the most part as legal as spinach or onions without having caused any notable problem while problems created by the other herb...

Cannabis is an ILLEGAL substance in India. However it was not so very long ago. From time to time humans have indulged in behavior and beliefs that defy all logic and commonsense. While in the past it was on insisting that the earth is flat, in modern times it is on insisting that Marijuana be illegal and it be classified as a substance that is more dangerous than not just alcohol but also opium and its derivatives. Needless to say besides the crime that this has created it has led to denying its possible medical benefits to many including war veterans suffering form PTSD and children suffering from epilepsy. The classification is so severe that it even hampers modern research into cannabis. Needless to say this goes against a vast body of modern scientific studies and literature on the subject. For example see: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/its-official-marijuana-is-medicine/Content?oid=4381482 However recently the move to change has begun to quote from a r...