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A man smoking cannabis in Kolkata, India. Cannabis in India has been known to be used at least as early as 2000 BCE. [1] In Indian society, common terms for cannabis preparations include charas (resin), ganja (flower), and bhang (seeds and leaves), with Indian drinks such as bhang lassi and bhang thandai made from bhang being one of the most common legal uses.
Traditionally refers to the leaves of hemp plants, or to a traditional Indian cannabis leaves tea preparation. [21] Bhang is culturally significant in India, and is not technically banned, as the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 , specifically does not outlaw using seeds and leaves of the cannabis plant, of which the common ...
However, the Single Convention's definition of 'cannabis' does not include the leaves of the cannabis plant, thereby preserving the legality of bhang culture in India. [28] Regardless, as bhang has served such an important role in India's culture and spiritual practices, it would be impossible to criminalize cannabis completely in the country.
Cannabis indica is an annual plant species in the family Cannabaceae [1] indigenous to the Hindu Kush mountains of Southern Asia. [2] The plant produces large amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) [ 3 ] and tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), with total cannabinoid levels being as high as 53.7%. [ 4 ]
Cannabis plants produce a unique family of terpeno-phenolic compounds called cannabinoids, some of which produce the "high" which may be experienced from consuming marijuana. There are 483 identifiable chemical constituents known to exist in the cannabis plant, [53] and at least 85 different cannabinoids have been isolated from the plant. [54]
Charas is a cannabis concentrate made from the resin of a live cannabis plant (Cannabis sativa either Indica subspecies or Sativa subspecies) and is handmade in the Indian subcontinent. [1] [2] The plant grows wild throughout Northern India [3] along the stretch of the Himalayas (its putative origin) and is an important cash crop for the local ...
Pages in category "Cannabis in India" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
photo of Indian hemp. Indian hemp may refer to any of various fiber bearing plants: Apocynum cannabinum; Cannabis indica; Crotalaria juncea, native to India; Sida rhombifolia; Asclepias incarnata, native to North America; Hibiscus cannabinus