PANAJI: The Goa government may introduce a bill to permit cannabis to be grown in the state for medicinal purposes. The proposal, moved by the health department, has already been vetted by the law department.
CM Pramod Sawant said that the state was looking at it as an industry but hasn’t taken any decision on the health department proposal. “Two to three states have allowed growing of cannabis… but we have not yet decided on it. I don’t think we will allow the growing of cannabis in the state,” he said.
Law minister Nilesh Cabral, who confirmed to TOI that his department had vetted the file and sent it back, said that as per the proposal, the health department would be the nodal agency to permit people to grow cannabis.
“The crops would be purchased directly by the pharmaceutical industry,” he said.
Cabral said that the health department, under minister Vishwajit Rane, would bring the proposal to the cabinet and then it would be tabled in the assembly.
Recently, India voted in favour of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to reclassify cannabis and drop it from the ‘most strict’ drug control list. India has favoured the removal of cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 convention, where it has been listed alongside drugs like heroin.
The decision to reclassify cannabis and drop it from the list followed a recommendation by the World Health…
CM Pramod Sawant said that the state was looking at it as an industry but hasn’t taken any decision on the health department proposal. “Two to three states have allowed growing of cannabis… but we have not yet decided on it. I don’t think we will allow the growing of cannabis in the state,” he said.
Law minister Nilesh Cabral, who confirmed to TOI that his department had vetted the file and sent it back, said that as per the proposal, the health department would be the nodal agency to permit people to grow cannabis.
“The crops would be purchased directly by the pharmaceutical industry,” he said.
Cabral said that the health department, under minister Vishwajit Rane, would bring the proposal to the cabinet and then it would be tabled in the assembly.
Recently, India voted in favour of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to reclassify cannabis and drop it from the ‘most strict’ drug control list. India has favoured the removal of cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 convention, where it has been listed alongside drugs like heroin.
The decision to reclassify cannabis and drop it from the list followed a recommendation by the World Health…
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PANAJI: The Goa government may introduce a bill to permit cannabis to be grown in the state for medicinal purposes. The proposal, moved by the health department, has already been vetted by the law department.
CM Pramod Sawant said that the state was looking at it as an industry but hasn’t taken any decision on the health department proposal. “Two to three states have allowed growing of cannabis… but we have not yet decided on it. I don’t think we will allow the growing of cannabis in the state,” he said.
Law minister Nilesh Cabral, who confirmed to TOI that his department had vetted the file and sent it back, said that as per the proposal, the health department would be the nodal agency to permit people to grow cannabis.
“The crops would be purchased directly by the pharmaceutical industry,” he said.
Cabral said that the health department, under minister Vishwajit Rane, would bring the proposal to the cabinet and then it would be tabled in the assembly.
Recently, India voted in favour of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to reclassify cannabis and drop it from the ‘most strict’ drug control list. India has favoured the removal of cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 convention, where it has been listed alongside drugs like heroin.
The decision to reclassify cannabis and drop it from the list followed a recommendation by the World Health…
CM Pramod Sawant said that the state was looking at it as an industry but hasn’t taken any decision on the health department proposal. “Two to three states have allowed growing of cannabis… but we have not yet decided on it. I don’t think we will allow the growing of cannabis in the state,” he said.
Law minister Nilesh Cabral, who confirmed to TOI that his department had vetted the file and sent it back, said that as per the proposal, the health department would be the nodal agency to permit people to grow cannabis.
“The crops would be purchased directly by the pharmaceutical industry,” he said.
Cabral said that the health department, under minister Vishwajit Rane, would bring the proposal to the cabinet and then it would be tabled in the assembly.
Recently, India voted in favour of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to reclassify cannabis and drop it from the ‘most strict’ drug control list. India has favoured the removal of cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 convention, where it has been listed alongside drugs like heroin.
The decision to reclassify cannabis and drop it from the list followed a recommendation by the World Health…
