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Marijuana leaves. In 1985, the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act formally recognised cannabis (among other narcotics such as heroin, cocaine, and LSD) and branded it as illicit.

DRUG POLICY— THE LEDE

Cannabis: A cultural gift

Devotees take part in a religious procession in Siliguri in April 2019.

EDITOR’S NOTE

Editor’s Note: Hate has become a deliberate electoral strategy in India

From a nation that once knew grace, we have descended into a place where hatred thrives in a carefully cultivated soil of impunity.

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