Goa govt’s regulation division provides nod for ganja cultivation

Image Source : FILE PHOTO The regulation division of the Goa authorities has given approval to a proposal to permit cultivation of marijuana for medicinal functions, a minister has stated. (Representational picture)
The regulation division of the Goa authorities has given approval to a proposal to permit cultivation of marijuana for medicinal functions, a minister
has stated, a transfer which drew flak from opposition events.

Law Minister Nilesh Cabral advised reporters on Tuesday night that his division has vetted and cleared the proposal to permit cultivation of marijuana (ganja or grass) for medicinal functions within the vacationer state.

The proposal was moved by the well being division, he stated. We have cleared the file from authorized perspective. Controlled farming of marijuana for medicinal functions can be permitted, he stated.

The plant was added to the listing of banned substances beneath the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) in 1985, Cabral stated.

Plantation of marijuana can be permitted in order that the pure drug might be bought to pharmaceutical corporations, he stated.

Earlier on Tuesday, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had stated a proposal has been moved earlier than the federal government to permit cultivation of marijuana, however no approval has been granted within the matter.

Cabral’s assertion that his division has cleared the proposal to permit restricted cultivation of marijuana within the state got here hours later. The transfer drew sharp criticism from opposition events within the BJP-ruled state.

Goa Congress spokesman Amarnath Panjikar, addressing a press convention on Wednesday, stated the BJP authorities has “stooped to the lowest possible level”.

The actions of the state authorities are blatantly unlawful. At a time when Goa is struggling to combat use of medication, this transfer will additional inject narcotics within the social system of the state, he stated.

Panjikar demanded that the federal government instantly scrap the proposal. The BJP has to confess that it’s a social gathering which helps narcotics commerce, he stated. Independent MLA and former minister Rohan Khaunte additionally slammed the choice.

He tweeted, Cannabis Legalisation spells Doom! Shameful that @goacm helps this lethal proposal that can destroy Goan Youth by fostering Drug Culture, Crimes, Corruption, Social Degradation and many others.

“Legality will result in open misuse and destroy our peaceable society.
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