However, the HNS Act does not deny its vigilance and penalties related to the illicit trafficking and distribution of drugs by denying and criminalizing the production, cultivation, possession, sale, use, purchase, import, export and consumption of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. However, the law provides for leniency only if the medicinal products are intended to be used for medical purposes or for scientific research duly authorised in advance by the competent authorities. The NDPS Bill appears to continue to provide for severe penalties for drug trafficking, expand law enforcement powers and enforce international conventions to which India is bound, as well as direct psychotropic substances and regulate their use. It is essentially a reforming piece of legislation because it primarily provides for the regulation of drugs. The Act also provides for the death penalty, which can be imposed directly as a form of punishment under the law. The 2014 amendment also stated that the decision to grant the death penalty was left to the discretion of the court and instead provided for 30 years` imprisonment instead of the death penalty. With the specific aim of supplementing the NDPS Act, the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was adopted in 1988. It contains provisions for the preventive detention of any person associated with drug trafficking or accused of drug trafficking. In 1994, a committee was set up to determine how to stop the operation of this law. The NDPS law was then amended so that the quantity of drugs determines the extent of the sentence.
Therefore, if self-use is proven, the penalty is much lower. For example, section 27 of the NDPS Act provides for imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of up to Rs 20,000, or both, for the use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances. There is no distinction between addicts, new users and recreational users. This is one of the provisions for which the Ministry has proposed to replace imprisonment and fine with compulsory treatment in public rehabilitation and counselling centres for at least 30 days. This law controls drug advertising in India. It prohibits the promotion of medicines and remedies that are believed to have magical properties and makes it a criminal offence. This law regulates the supply and disposal of medicines and requires the manufacturer or business owner to set the maximum price for each medicine. For a small amount of drugs, the penalty is always a severe prison sentence of up to 6 months or a fine of 10,000 rupees or both. More than a small amount but less than the quantity of cases would result in a rigorous prison sentence of up to 10 years + fine up to Rs.1 lakhs.
And the commercial/commercial quantity would result in harsh prison sentences of 10-20 years + a fine of Rs.1-2 lakhs. The following list contains the names of all substances banned or controlled in India under the NDPS Act. The list uses the International Nonproprietary Name (INN) of the medicines, but in some cases refers to the medicines by their chemical name. Widely known drugs such as ganja, cocaine, heroin, etc. are mentioned under these names. In terms of users, India`s illicit drug markets are mainly dominated by cannabis and opioids. I find the series of articles that appear in ThePrint very interesting. The chronology of the articles is.. 1.
We have Covid to fear, let`s not talk about RSS and medication. 2.SSR, Rhea, etc. are small players, let`s not talk about SSR and drugs 3. Bollywood has other problems like salacious lyrics, let`s not talk about SSR and drugs 4. IPL wins TRPs, let`s not talk about SRH and drugs 5. The laws are too strict and need to be changed, not to mention SSR and drugs. “The detention of these three Crore individuals will completely destroy the legal system,” Gupta said. The debate on the decriminalization of cannabis must start strongly in India because of the large number of users as well as its ease of access, he added. According to the rules on drugs and cosmetics, drugs are divided into the following lists: Another category of drugs, hallucinogens, is used in limited circles. From traditional medicinal plants such as cannabis, cocaine and heroin to synthetic drugs such as tramadol, drug use in India has increased several times in recent years.