Just a pipe dream?


A not-so-underground network of people who believe in the therapeutic use of cannabis oil are calling for the weed to be legalised

Sudeep*, a 28-year-old resident of Cox Town in Bengaluru, does not want to reveal his real name. He grows marijuana on his terrace, an offence that can put him behind bars for 15 years. He started smoking marijuana in college but stopped after he started working in a local filmmaking company. When a close friend’s mother was diagnosed with Stage III colorectal cancer last year, he searched the Internet for alternative cures. He soon met an old college mate, marijuana. “I found several references to cannabis oil as a potential cure,” he says, and he read up everything he could about what he calls an “ancient wonder medicine”.

“Cannabis oil is available in the market, but you really should know where to look, and it is super expensive,” he says......................Read more

 

Source: The Hindu


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