hemp cultivation to be legal in state? talks under way
The New Indian Express|June 16, 2022
WITH demand for hemp - a strain of the cannabis sativa plant and its value-added products growing, the Tamil Nadu government is actively considering allowing cultivation of hemp for industrial and medical purposes.
SV KRISHNA CHAITANYA
hemp cultivation to be legal in state? talks under way

Recently, the State Planning Commission held a discussion on 'promoting hemp crops in Tamil Nadu' and asked the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University to submit a feasibility report.

In a letter dated May 31, TS Rajsekar, member secretary of the State Planning Commission, wrote to the agricultural production commissioner and secretary of the agriculture and farmers' welfare department to identify the feasibility of hemp cultivation in Tamil Nadu's agroclimatic conditions, especially with reference to fallow land utilisation.

Hemp and marijuana (ganja) are part of the cannabis species and look identical, but have unique properties that distinguish their use. Hemp is nonpsychoactive with less tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), ranging between 0.3% and 1%. It has varied industrial-economic applications that would help farmers. Marijuana contains 5-35% THC, and is predominantly used to manufacture banned narcotic drugs.

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