Humankind’s love for maal is eternal. However, in most parts of our country, possession of cannabis or ganja or weed is a criminal act and can get a person into serious legal trouble, reports TOI. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act prohibits the sale and production of cannabis. However, there are certain Indian states that have the power to regulate and form rules for themselves when it comes to the sale and consumption of weed. For example, in Odisha, Jaipur and Varanasi ganja is legal and people consume it in the form of ‘chhilums’ within the state’s territory, reports The Guardian. In Karnataka, the production, selling and consumption are strictly against the law.
Hence, the Karnataka Police arrested three individuals from the city of Shivamooga for growing cannabis at home and selling it to students. They have seized ganja, ganja seeds and Charas from the accused.
According to Hindustan Times, the three accused have been identified as Vighnaraj, Pandidorai and Vinod Kumar.
Vighnaraj is a medical student at a private institute who used to grow ganja at his house using “hi-tech farming techniques”, as per the police. Vinor and Pandidorai used to help him sell the product to college students in the city.
227 grams of ganja, 1.53 kg of raw ganja, 10 grams of Charas and a small bottle containing ganja seeds were recovered from the accused. A police case has been filed against the three.
Not the kind of side hustle one would think! 😛