 | Two women held with 120 kg ganjaThe women were transporting dry ganja by trains from Odisha to Mumbai, Railway Police said. |
 | Rs 3.05 crore assets of ganja peddlers frozen in Odisha's MalkangiriFive buildings worth around Rs 2.86 crore, 12 bank accounts having a total balance of around Rs 71 lakh and six vehicles worth Rs 18.33 lakh were blocked. |
 | Odisha government's anti-cannabis operation to involve drones, satellite imaging, remote sensorsThe Chief Secretary also directed to identify the land records of private persons on whose land hemp is cultivated and initiate proceedings against them stringently as per provisions of NDPS Act. |
 | From Odisha to Rajasthan, cannabis trade on a new highIn Odisha, districts like Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada and Kandhamal have been producing huge volumes of ganja prompting State Police and national agencies to up their ante. |
 | Cannabis cultivation began 12,000 yrs ago: StudyThe current highly-specialised hemp and drug varieties are thought to come from selective cultures initiated about 4,000 years ago, optimised for the production of fibres or cannabinoids. |
 | Chennai Air Customs foil bid to smuggle drugsOn cutting opening the pouches, pink colour tablets with skull shape on one side, suspected to be MDMA, were found. |
 | '275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020', says UN reportAccording to the latest global estimates, about 5.5 per cent of the population aged between 15 and 64 years have used drugs at least once in the past year. |
| Marijuana stores in Washington state offer free joints to promote COVID vaccineThe state Liquor and Cannabis Board has already allowed breweries, wineries and restaurants to offer free drinks in exchange for proof of vaccination. |
 | Youths planted saplings on Environment Day in Kollam, they were cannabisOn World Environment Day on Saturday when everyone was busy planting saplings to mark the day, a few individuals used the opportunity to plant ganja saplings on the roadside in Kollam. |
 | 95 kilos of cannabis recovered from car, three held in MaharashtraThe Latur MIDC police took the action by laying a trap on the stretch between Khadgaon Road to 5 number chowk. |
 | DRI's Indore unit records largest-ever cannabis seizure of 3,092 kg, three arrestedThe police received information that the accused would transport a huge quantity of cannabis (ganja) concealed in a truck with cover cargo as mangoes. |
 | How cannabis in Himachal's hills is turning phirangs into localsThe snow-capped mountains and gushing brooks of Himachal seem straight out of a Tennyson poem but there’s a stark side to this seeming serenity: ever-increasing drug cultivation and abuse. |
