Researchers at Université Laval have identified 33 genetic markers influencing cannabinoid production in cannabis. This breakthrough enable...

Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister G Ravi Kumar announced that the government is investing over Rs 12,400 crore to provide free power to farmer...

A massive marijuana bust has left US cops stumped after they found $100 million worth of the drug, neatly bagged up, but without an owner i...

Nepal will legalise marijuana cultivation and consumption for medicinal purposes, Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun announced on Tuesday whil...

Cannabis has been banned in India. But some states like Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have relaxed some rules for medicinal use. Bangalo...

Cannabis in India is regulated by the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act of 1985. The law imposes a ban on extracting th...

The Governor added that the ‘War on Drugs 2.0' is now going on and in 2023, 72.9 kg heroin, 147.1 kg opium, 195.2 kg ganja (marijuana), 111...

Ohio has recently become the 24th state to give the green light to recreational marijuana use. With 38 states and Washington, D.C already a...

Hemp gets a bad rap due to its infamous cousin marijuana. To make matters worse, they look somewhat alike. They both belong to the cannabis...

The law criminalised the fruit and flower of cannabis but not the leaves used for making bhang, and its possession and consumption is not i...

The decision by the Food and Drug Administration to remove all of the plant from the category of narcotic drugs makes Thailand the first na...

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said a proposal has been moved before the state government to allow cultivation of marijuana, b...

Cannabis is also used in some religious rituals and festivals such as Holi in which bhang is consumed.

There is no concrete data, but an estimated 550 ha area of the district hosts marijuana cultivation - needless to say, illegally.

Assam Rifles has stated that various intelligence inputs indicated that militant outfit in North East are carrying out opium cultivation an...

Khaplang faction of NSCN, anti-talk ULFA and Kamatapur liberation organization are carrying out opium cultivation and trade in Kachin Provi...

The surge in drugs use has been accompanied by a boom in opium production in Mexico, where officials estimate cultivation of the crop incre...