Sec. 17 MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT, 1977

Prohibition of cultivation of opium poppy or cannabis plant.

Prohibition of cultivation of opium poppy or cannabis plant.

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17.—(1) A person shall not cultivate opium poppy or any plant of the genus Cannabis except under and in accordance with a licence issued in that behalf by the Minister.

(2) Every person who cultivates opium poppy or a plant of the genus Cannabis in contravention of subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence.

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