Thailand to tighten control on cannabis after smuggling cases involving Indian & British tourists soarThai authorities are tightening cannabis regulations following a surge in smuggling attempts, particularly by tourists. New rules may requi...
21 May, 2025, 06.08 PM IST
Medical cannabis breakthrough: Largest-ever AI study uncovers promising potential in cancer treatmentA latest research, which took help of artificial intelligence (AI) to look into more than 10,000 studies on cannabis and cancer, has overwh...
19 Apr, 2025, 12.04 AM IST
Germany gives controversial green light to cannabisGermany legalizes recreational cannabis, allowing possession and cultivation. The law faces opposition and concerns about enforcement, heal...
01 Apr, 2024, 12.04 PM IST
Grassroots revolution: The road to legal cannabisGermany is set to join the global cannabis revolution on Monday, with a law coming into effect legalising recreational use of the drug. Und...
30 Mar, 2024, 12.04 PM IST
Why getting Ganja is as easy as buying a toffee? Haryana college student's video questioning police goes viralA college student from Dr BR Ambedkar National Law University in Sonipat has gained online admiration for questioning the availability of d...
08 Mar, 2024, 03.54 PM IST
A business strategy called addictionRight now, the smartest brains in the world are working on technology to ensure you are addicted to your app, your screen, your technology,...
28 Oct, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
Chhattisgarh MLA suggests use of bhang, ganja instead of alcoholA BJP MLA in Chhattisgarh said that while crimes like rape, murder and dacoity increase with use of alcohol, bhang and ganja do not cause a...
26 Jul, 2022, 11.34 AM IST
In a first, flight crew, air traffic controllers to be tested for drugs like cannabis, cocaine"The worldwide spread of use of psychoactive substances, their general availability and the ever-increasing number of addicted users is a s...
28 Sep, 2021, 03.49 PM IST
Aviation employees to be tested for drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy: Draft DGCA rulesAirlines and air navigation service providers will have to carry out random drug-testing of at least five per cent of the flight crew membe...
25 Aug, 2021, 09.26 PM IST
All the Dope on Marijuana: US House of Representative passes bill to decriminalise use of cannabisCannabis is also used in some religious rituals and festivals such as Holi in which bhang is consumed.
14 Dec, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
Weed vaping startup Pax raises $20 million from investorsPax, part of a rising tide of marijuana device companies, makes internet-connected vaporizers that allow users to control how high they get...
23 Oct, 2018, 10.05 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh's north eastern hilly belt fast becoming cannabis capital of IndiaA hilly belt in north east Andhra Pradesh is fast becoming the cannabis capital of India.
02 Sep, 2018, 06.28 AM IST
BJP MLA Ravinder Raina demands ban on alcohol in Jammu & KashmirSenior National Conference legislator Muhammad Akbar Lone supported Raina, saying that the youth of the state were being pushed towards alc...
31 Jan, 2018, 11.54 PM IST
Rajnath Singh-led GoM to review national policy on drug abuseThe policy talks about two type of addictive substances-- the illicit drugs like heroin, opium and the other, pharmaceutical preparations.
22 Sep, 2016, 11.02 PM IST
Drug abuse causing alarm in some parts of the country: Rajnath SinghHome Minister Rajnath Singh today said drug abuse in some parts of the country is causing an alarm and youths should be protected from it.
17 Sep, 2015, 06.38 PM IST
Drug menace: 21.4 per cent of Indians consume alcohol, says RTI replyThe RTI reply also mentions the list of 19 states and Union Territories that are in "major grasp" of alcohol and drugs.
27 Aug, 2015, 11.27 AM IST
- Regional Coordination meeting of drug enforcement agencies
A Regional Co-ordination meeting of heads of Central and State drug law enforcement agencies of the North Eastern states was held to discus...
30 Aug, 2007, 09.50 PM IST