Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has declared ‘Bhang’, a preparation from the leaves, or small stalks of the Indian Hemp Plant (Cannabis Sativa) as an intoxicant.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (t) of section 2 of the Odisha Excise Act, 2008 (Odisha Act 10 of 2013), the State Government do hereby declare ‘Bhang’ which means a preparation from the leaves, or small stalks of the Indian Hemp Plant (Cannabis Sativa), which is smoked, chewed, eaten of infused and drunk which has the potential of producing symptoms of grandiosity, excitement, hostility, disorientation, hallucinations and thought disorder, as an intoxicant,” reads a notification issued by the Excise Department on Monday.
