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NewsPolicy21 October 2024

Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh tell the High Court they have formed an expert committee on wild cannabis growth in towns

LiveLaw reported that the Governments of Punjab and Haryana and the Chandigarh administration informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that a committee of experts from the Horticulture Department, the Agriculture Department and an agricultural university had been constituted to advise on wild growth of cannabis in towns. Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal were hearing the case begun on the court's own motion. Counsel for all three governments agreed that the problem needs to be dealt with. The matter was listed for 9 December.

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2024-10-21 Policy Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh tell the High Court they have formed an expert committee on wild cannabis growth in towns LiveLaw reported that the Governments of Punjab and Haryana and the Chandigarh administration informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that a committee of experts from the Horticulture Department, the Agriculture Department and an agricultural university had been constituted to advise on wild growth of cannabis in towns. Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal were hearing the case begun on the court's own motion. Counsel for all three governments agreed that the problem needs to be dealt with. The matter was listed for 9 December. https://www.livelaw.in/amp/high-court/punjab-and-haryana-high-court/punjab-haryana-high-court-expert-committee-formed-by-punjab-haryana-chandigarh-to-tackle-with-wild-growth-of-cannabis-273114 India