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NewsPolicy22 March 2021

Tripura CM Biplab Deb tells assembly state will take experts' opinion on legalising ganja cultivation

On Monday 22 March 2021, then Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb told the Tripura Legislative Assembly the state government would seek experts' opinion on the possibility of legalising cannabis cultivation in Tripura, in response to a proposal by BJP MLA Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl that ganja cultivation be given legal recognition to boost the rural economy. Hrangkhawl asked in the assembly that if country-made liquor could be recognised, ganja could similarly be legalised. CM Deb said in response, "It is true that ganja cultivation brings good income," and undertook to consult experts on the proposal. The exchange contradicted the state government's then-active 'Nesha Mukt Tripura' (Drug-Free Tripura) sloganeering, under which Tripura Police was conducting cannabis-cultivation crackdowns in the state.

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PlaceAgartalaWest Tripura DistrictTripuraIndia

Growing regionIndo-Burman Range

Growing areaTripura Hills

AgencyTripura Police

Approximate location23.83, 91.28

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2021-03-22 Policy Tripura CM Biplab Deb tells assembly state will take experts' opinion on legalising ganja cultivation On Monday 22 March 2021, then Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb told the Tripura Legislative Assembly the state government would seek experts' opinion on the possibility of legalising cannabis cultivation in Tripura, in response to a proposal by BJP MLA Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl that ganja cultivation be given legal recognition to boost the rural economy. Hrangkhawl asked in the assembly that if country-made liquor could be recognised, ganja could similarly be legalised. CM Deb said in response, "It is true that ganja cultivation brings good income," and undertook to consult experts on the proposal. The exchange contradicted the state government's then-active 'Nesha Mukt Tripura' (Drug-Free Tripura) sloganeering, under which Tripura Police was conducting cannabis-cultivation crackdowns in the state. The exchange marked the earliest documented institutional acknowledgment in Tripura that cannabis cultivation generates significant rural income. https://nenow.in/north-east-news/tripura/drug-free-tripura-sloganeering-goes-for-a-toss-state-government-to-take-experts-opinion-on-ganja-cultivation.html India Tripura West Tripura District Indo-Burman Range Tripura Hills Agartala 23° 49' 48.00" N, 91° 16' 48.00" E Tripura Police