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Will Marijuana Be Legalised In India? It’s Up For Debate In Lok Sabha
An Indian sadhu puffs cannabis (BIJU BORO/AFP/Getty Images)
Dharamvir Gandhi, a member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha from Punjab, is set to introduce a private member’s bill to legalise cannabis in the lower house on 20 November.
Gandhi says that the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985, which came into force in 1985, has failed to make India drug-free and to curtail “the dangerous network of drug mafias across the nation”.
Gandhi said that the NDPS Act was introduced with the intention of complying with United Nations’ conventions on drugs.
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