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Indian Hemp Act, 1966 🇳🇬

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Indian Hemp Act, 1966

  • Published in Official Gazette supplement 33 on 4 April 1966
  • Commenced on 31 March 1966
  • [This is the version of this document at 31 December 2002.]
An Act to make the planting, cultivation, importation, etc. of Indian hemp an offence and to make provisions for other related matters.

Part I – Offences

1. Meaning of "Indian hemp"

In this Act "Indian hemp" means-
(a)any plant or part of a plant of the genus cannabis; or
(b)the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from any plant of the genus cannabis; or
(c)any preparation containing any such resin,
by whatever name that plant, part, resin or preparation may be calIed.

2. Planting or cnltivating Indian hemp

(1)Any person who knowingly plants or cultivates any plant of the genus cannabis shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to be sentenced either to death or to imprisonment for a term of not less than twenty-one years.
(2)A person charged with an offence under this section shall be tried summarily b…

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