Inside the cannabis wellness rush in India: Booming sales worry expertsIndia's wellness market sees a rise in cannabis-based products for mental health, fueled by clearer regulations and D2C brands. The market ...
05 Sep, 2025, 05.43 PM IST
Bengaluru startup offers online delivery of Ayurvedic Cannabis productsCannabis has been banned in India. But some states like Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have relaxed some rules for medicinal use. Bangalo...
21 May, 2024, 01.01 PM IST
Move over Himachal's Malana Cream: Odisha's Sheelavathi weed emerges as new favoriteA unique strain of cannabis called Sheelavathi is gaining popularity in India, surpassing the well-known Malana Cream variety. Sheelavathi ...
06 Feb, 2024, 02.47 PM IST
From textiles to plastic, India needs to get ‘high’ on hempA culinary actor, hemp is now finding a place in textiles and other products. But regulatory hurdles make it difficult to even market these...
16 Dec, 2023, 09.53 AM IST
How a complicated regulatory landscape hurting startups selling food, clothes & wellness products made from hempHemp gets a bad rap due to its infamous cousin marijuana. To make matters worse, they look somewhat alike. They both belong to the cannabis...
13 Aug, 2023, 10.20 AM IST
Happy Holi! A look into the origins & significance of the Festival Of ColoursHoli marks the last day of the last full moon day of the lunar calendar.
08 Mar, 2023, 01.10 PM IST
DRL's foray into medical cannabis to prompt others' entryIn December, global drug major Pfizer announced its acquisition of Arena Pharma, a medical cannabis company, for $6.7 billion. In May last ...
10 Feb, 2022, 08.25 AM 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
Hooked to hemp: Can better regulation help to unleash the medical and industrial advantages of cannabis?Most cannabis or hemp-based startups in India are bootstrapped. They see a potential to grow but feel crimped because of poor regulation.
10 Oct, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
How India witnesses a massive spike in narcotic business after Covid lockdown restrictions easePolice and narcotics control officers see this as a sign of desperation on the part of peddlers who have been sitting on piles of drugs sin...
09 Aug, 2020, 09.49 AM IST
Cannabis startup HempStreet secures $1 million in Pre-Series A fundingBeing the first R&D to retail cannabis player in India, the company is pioneering the use of several cutting edge technological innovations...
11 Feb, 2020, 03.02 PM IST
Boheco: This cannabis startup is weeding out the high notes for a Hemp economyBoheco is focused on establishing a scale-centric approach towards industrial hemp based products and raw material as well as cannabis-base...
16 Apr, 2019, 12.15 PM IST
5.7 crore Indians dependent on alcohol, need treatment: Government surveyThe survey found that of an estimated 16 crore alcohol consumers in the 10-75 years bracket, as many as 19% of them were dependent on alcoh...
19 Feb, 2019, 10.31 AM IST
Is India losing out on a ready-to-boom cannabis market by not legalising its use?Looks like it’s not just the beverage companies that have an interest in cannabis. The trend now extends to the beauty industry.
06 Oct, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Ratan Tata, Rajan Anandan back cannabis research firmThe Mumbai-based firm will grow cannabis and study its medicinal properties for use in treatment of epilepsy and breast cancer, as well as ...
21 Dec, 2017, 01.53 PM IST
The high point is medical cannabis may come to your backyard soonBOHECO is partnering with the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
02 Jan, 2017, 06.16 AM IST
Medicinal use of marijuana keeps getting fresh evidence in support. Ignore?Scientists in Israel have discovered that certain chemicals in cannabis help broken bones mend faster. This chemical can possibly slow down...
20 Jul, 2015, 03.57 AM IST