1. A direct message to the parliament.
We are just a day away from 26th Jan 2017. We, as a nation is about to celebrate our 68th year of being a Republic Nation. Tomorrow, India will celebrate being the largest democracy in the entire world.
After our struggling independence from the British rule, Some of the greatest thinkers of this nation gathered together and wrote one of the most well studied, analysed and a successful constitution ever.
Constitution defines the fundamental principles of a nation to which the governing bodies must respectfully follow to ensure equality and fundamental rights to its citizens. Constitution is the supreme law of the nation. Above all of the political parties. Above all of the religions. Above all people.
While India celebrates its republic day tomorrow as a mark of respect towards its constitution, We would like to bring a notice to the leaders of this nation about one of the most unconstitutional law that affects the lives of everyone in this country. Has the recent governments and the laws that it has made and enacted (sometimes very harshly); is in line with the framework of our constitution?
Great Legalisation Movement - India, is a non-profit organisation which is fighting to protect billions of lives at stake and millions of people who are already suffering.
In 1985, our government took the privilege to enact a harsh law into the lives of its citizens. Cannabis, also known as Gaanja or Bhaang has been classified as a Schedule 1 drug, which was done without any consent from the medical experts, general public, religious sects or the spiritual leaders. The use of Cannabis/Gaanja/Bhaang is as old as India is.
Prohibiting an Ancient, Holy, Medical plant has weakened our Ayurvedic medicine; and has also resulted in an invasion of a western medical system, which is monopolised, has extremely bad side-effects from its drug use, and little to no cure for many of the diseases which cannabis can help heal.
Adding Cannabis to the NDPS act of 1985 has removed the plant from our ancient medical systems such as
Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani. This plant has the ability to cure and control hundreds of diseases.
Despite the known scientific evidences and wealth of historic importance, the government of 1985 has overlooked all the facts and statistics and prohibited a Plant, which is given to us by nature, which causes no harm to anyone and can only make one healthy on the mind, body and the spirit and has the ability to make one healthier for their entire lifetime.
This Prohibition towards a Medical plant, is an Highly Unconstitutional behaviour by the Government of India. Every government has enacted this meaningless law since 1985. Thousands of citizens have been Arrested (Non-Bailable), Threatened, Exploited and many of them have suffered and died without the proper medication when needed.
Since no one questioned or challenged this before, we really can't blame the current government about the actions done by its previous governments.
We can only request Shri Narendra Modi and all his members of the parliament in a peaceful manner to answer the following issues immediately!
Decriminalise the Use of Cannabis Immediately
Nationwide and at the Central Level for
Personal use
Medical use
Home Cultivation
Regulated large scale cultivation to a few Medical Organisations who has the right to do it.
Trade of Cannabis and its products
Legalise Cannabis Hemp Cultivation Immediately
Cannabis Hemp can efficiently replace over 50,000 products. These industrialised products that we are currently consuming, leaves a toxic trace in our environment while manufacturing it.
By switching to hemp based products, The government will allow its people to setup green industries across the nation.
Which ensures that everyone still gets what they need,
But from a plant source,
which won't require harsh production or processing,
which won't leave a toxic trace in our environment
which indirectly makes this a safe place to live in.
Cannabis has been used as a medicine by Humans for eternity, and it has been documented in our 3500 year old Ayurvedic scripture.
A medical script that we all worship and hold high values towards our traditional roots.
Cannabis can Cure and Control hundreds of diseases.
By prohibiting it, you are stopping the access for those people who needs it,
to explore cures or
heal themselves or
heal others.
Prohibition also inhibits further medical research into these miraculous plants which is not progressive for a developing nation.
Cannabis Hemp, can solve all the issues that India is suffering from.
poor farmers
failed crops
bad practices in agriculture (using lots of chemicals to grow)
which poisons our underground water
and poisons our soils
unemployment
poverty
malnutrition
toxic industries
diminishing water resources
destruction to forests and wildlife etc
Gaanja / Bhaang is celebrated through out our history in so many cultures and religions.
Calling a holy plant as a bad narcotic drug, is shameful.
Especially when the govt has biased rules where
One can get arrested for growing or consuming it.
While the govt has licensed bhaang shops across the country to distribute it.
and the govt allows it to be used freely
in certain places
by certain cults and
during certain occasions.
Everyone has the right to do what they like.
provided they don't harm anyone or no other being.
And consuming cannabis (gaanja) doesn't do neither of it.
This prohibition is a shame towards
Our Vedas
Our Ayurveda
Our Culture
Our Religions
Our Spiritual Practices and
Our Constitution
This law is unconstitutional towards the following fundamental rights of every citizen in this country.
Right to Life
Right to Religion
Right to Freedom
Right against Exploitation
Right to Culture and
Right to Education (Education is much more than facts and statistics and more infinite than the boundaries of the school)
Does the government have the power to declare plants illegal?
Plants belong to Nature
No Government has the right to declare Nature Illegal.
Especially the
one which has hundreds of medical benefits.
which can fulfil all the basic needs of man
Food, Clothes, shelter, medicine and energy.
one which can be so harmless
one which has spiritual powers
one which is so deeply rooted into our history, culture and some of our religions.
To conclude...
There has been an inexcusable act of government towards its citizens by enacting this law.
Please remove the Cannabis plant from Schedule 1 drug Immediately.
Schedule one drug means it has no medical values.
By whose consent did the 1985 govt term cannabis as a schedule 1 drug in the NDPS act of 1985?
Decriminalise the use of Gaanja immediately.
Allow People to grow, use and trade it if they need it.
Create a Regulated model for medical research.
Allow and make it mandatory for every farmer to grow hemp for one season.
Let this opportunity of legalisation be a boon to the Indian Environment, Medicines and Economy by following
GLM's Model for Cannabis and Hemp Regulation (coming soon...)
Our dedication lies towards
Educating the Government.
Creating a nation wide Social-Entrepreneurs.
Creating a Sustainable, decentralised model for Green Industrialisation.
Helping over 600 million farmers in this nation.
Helping millions of doctors in this country
with access to better medicines.And CREATE lots of cures for various diseases
to almost a billion people, if ever they need it.
(More details on all of the above in our upcoming blogs)
We cannot undo the damage done to this nation, our environment, and millions of people who have suffered and died without access to the real medicine. We can only stop this madness by changing a law which is highly unconstitutional.
The message that was intented,
Together, let's create a better India.