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Cannabis is by far the most seized drug in India.[@dh26] The Narcotics Control Bureau's annual report for 2025 counted 633.59 tonnes of cannabis seized, about half of all drugs by weight, up from 540.8 tonnes in 2024 but below the 816.9 tonnes of 2021.[@dh26] Almost all of it was ganja (628.19 tonnes); hashish fell from 6.48 to 5.11 tonnes. The bur … in 2025 and seizures from 303 kg to 4,862 kg, nearly all of it caught at airports.[@dh26]
No cannabis clubs are known, and no law provides for them: supply of ganja or charas is trafficking, with sentences scaled to quantity.[@ipl] India's legal outlet for cannabis is of another kind.[@ipl] Bhang, made from the leaves and seeds, falls outside the national narcotics law and is lef … ar and West Bengal allow its production, and Rajasthan allows it to be bought in and sold.[@ipl] It is traditionally handed out at the festivals of Holi and Maha Shivaratri, and Varanasi is known as the centre of its use.[@ipl] These are shops and festival customs, not members' clubs.[@ipl]
Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act covers driving or attempting to drive while under the influence of a drug to the extent of being incapable of proper vehicle control; it is not a fixed THC blood-limit offence.[@mva_driving] The transport department explicitly includes ganja and charas.[@mva_driving] A first offence can bring up to six months in prison, a ₹10,000 fine, or both; a repeat offence up to two years, a ₹15,000 fine, or both.[@mva_driving] Section 20 provides disqualification for at least six months on a section 185 conviction.[@mva_driving]