Three arrested in J&K with poppy, cannabis: Why are these illegal?

Cannabis and illegal sale of opium is banned in India.

The police on Monday said Three persons were arrested and more than 16 kg of poppy and cannabis in Udhampur and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

The poppy was seized last evening after a police team from the Udhampur police station laid a checkpost on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway following a tip-off about the contraband being carried in a vehicle, said a PTI report.

The police party intercepted a car, and during the search 16 kg of poppy was recovered from two people travelling in the vehicle, a police official said. Rakesh Kumar and Riaz Bhatti were arrested on the spot and vehicle seized, he added.

In another seizure, the police conducted special checks at a bus stand in Kishtwar onj Sunday where they detained one person after 200 grams of cannabis was recovered, he said. Investigation in the two cases are on.

What is cannabis or ganja?

Cannabis is a banned substance in India and the person possessing it can be booked under sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

Cannabis leaves are used for recreational use

Cannabis, also known as marijuana, is a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant. It is being used in India for both medicinal and recreational purposes for centuries . The main psychoactive part of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Dried cannabis leaves are usually smoked, although they also be eaten or drunk in different forms.

The possession, use, and sale of cannabis is illegal in most countries of the world.

Dried cannabis leaves

Effects of chronic use may include bronchitis, a cannabis dependence syndrome, and subtle impairments of attention and memory.People who smoked cannabis regularly in adolescence exhibit reduced connectivity in specific brain regions associated with memory, learning, alertness, and executive function.

A poppy plantation

The opium poppy is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are derived.The opium poppy is the principal source of opium.The opiate drugs are extracted from opium.

Illegal sale sale of opium is banned in India and classified under narcotics.

(Image courtesy - PTI)

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