Cannabis: The other prohibitionPosted by On

Written by Khagesh Gautam
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Updated: November 3, 2020 8:29:06 pm





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Written by Khagesh Gautam and Yashowardhan Tiwari

Cannabis use for religious-spiritual, medicinal, and personal purposes has been an important part of Hindu culture and society. The weight of scholarly opinion seeking the legalisation of cannabis for medicinal, and recreational/personal use has seen an upward trend. This trend may fairly be seen as the culmination of more than a half-century-long debate around its criminalisation. One of the key arguments favouring legalisation has been the economic argument — allowing cannabis use and converting the cannabis market into a reliable tax base with a steady revenue stream.

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