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South
Asia:
Indian
State
Government
Sells
Cannabis
3/24/06
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle-old/428/punjab.shtml
The government of the Indian
state of Punjab is in the wholesale cannabis business, the Times of India
reported Monday. The state government sells bhang, an intoxicating
preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the marijuana plant, known
locally as "sukha."
The Times reported that next
week, the state's Excise Department, which is responsible for allocating
liquor licenses, will also allocate a wholesale "vend" of bhang in Hoshiapur
district. The state government has set a price of about $7,000 US
to a New Delhi vendor, a senior department official told the newspaper.
"We supply the bhang to Rajasthan,
Madhya Pradesh and certain other states in the country," the bhang vendor
told The Tribune on the phone from Delhi. "We have set up a huge
infrastructure, including a cleansing system, to collect bhang from hemp
plants in the Hoshiarpur belt and to supply it to MP, Rajasthan and other
areas in the country", he added.
Cannabis is generally prohibited
in most Indian states, but is commonly used in religious ceremonies such
as the Holi festival in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and other states. It
is also used for religious purposes in the Punjab. On the other hand,
the Indian government's Narcotics Control Bureau has uprooted large tracts
of marijuana plants in Kulu and Manali, where they are a favorite of foreign
tourists, and has filed criminal charges against those found growing the
herb illegally.
No word yet from the UN's
International Narcotics Control Board.
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