Legalisation has been long-standing demand in Himachal, raised by legislators across party lines. Panel will visit areas where cannabis is grown & submit report within a month.
Official says govt contemplating making it mandatory for farmers to disclose what they’re growing to become beneficiaries under the popular Rythu Bandhu scheme, which is a brainchild of KCR.
Criminalisation of illicit cannabis use ignores the many ills that a criminal record brings, the effect it has on social, economic, physical and mental wellbeing of the person.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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