Marijuana, Ganja, or weed whatever you may call it was actually legal till 1985 in India. All cannabis derivatives - marijuana (grass or ganja), hashish (charas) and bhang - were legally sold in this country. As a matter of fact, most state governments had their own retail shops to sell these drugs. India has known, consumed and celebrated ganja, charas and bhang for millennium.
Then came the goddamn NDPS which was formed by Rajiv Gandhi government, which clubbed these holy plants with hardcore drugs like smack, cocaine, heroine etc...It was a very poor law.
Note: the NDPS act was passed on as a result of enacted pressure form the United States. LOL! How they changed with almost 20+ states legalizing cannabis but India is still under pressure thought of what to do.
To be honest its illegal, but tolerated in and around India. And a few states like West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa Tripura, and the North East have their own laws allowing cannabis. Varanasi the holy grail for Bhang!
See we are changing and hopefully the next few years to come, NDPS act should be amended and god given plants should be made legal.
Source{-Quora -Ashwin Niwhsa
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