New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Delhi, known for its vibrant culture and its significance in the history of India, recently managed to book a place in the list of largest consumer of cannabis in the world. The city has a stereotype of running high on politics, power, and money, also seems to be running high on weed.
According to a new study, the national capital is ranked third in the list of largest consumer of cannabis in the world, with a consumption of 38,260 kg.
In the study, Delhi ranks in the top 10 cities with the highest consumption of cannabis, following New York (USA) and Karachi (Pakistan). Mumbai also makes it to the top ten, ranking at six, with an average of 32.38 tonnes, or 32,380 kg.
The study, '2018 Cannabis Price Index' conducted by ABCD, which is a data-driven media campaign outlet, has released new data which reveals the number of marijuana head and grow shops in 120 cities around the world.
The study looked at the 2018 Cannabis Price Index released earlier and reveals which locations around the world are ready to embrace cannabis legalization.
While the consumption of cannabis in Delhi is mentioned as partially legal, the status of legality of cannabis remains confusing in India.
The study also shows that Delhi is in the top 10 cities for the least expensive cities in the world, putting the cost at just 4.38 USD, or Rs 315 per gram. Surprisingly, India doesn't show up in countries where marijuana would be profitable if it was taxed
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'Cannabis' in India can be defined under two board forms, hemp - and cannabis plant.
While cannabis plant can means any plant of the genus cannabis, hemp also known as 'charas,' "the separated resin, in whatever form, crude or purified, obtained from the cannabis plant and also includes concentrated preparation and resin known as hashish oil or liquid hashish, ganja, or the flowering fruit tops, and any mixture, with or without any neutral material, of any of the above forms of cannabis or any drink prepared therefrom," is regulated under the law in India, under the Narcotic Drugs and Pyschotropic Substances Act, 1985.
However, a popular drink during Holi, ‘Bhaang’ is left out of the definition of "cannabis," as it "opposed its intolerance to the social and religious customs of India."
The NDPS has banned the production and sales of cannabis resins (Charas) and its flowers, but permitted the use of leaves and seeds, which constitute ‘Bhaang’, leaving it to the state government to allow it or not.