'Hydroponic Weed' Is 'Ganja'; Growing Method Does Not Change Its Legal Status: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail In NDPS Case

Sparsh Upadhyay

11 Aug 2026 12:57 PM IST

  • Hydroponic Weed Is Ganja; Growing Method Does Not Change Its Legal Status: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail In NDPS Case

    Allahabad High Court observes that hydroponic weed is cannabis/ganja and its cultivation method does not change its legal status; the Court grants bail after noting that the 2.3 kg recovery was below commercial quantity.

    The Allahabad High Court has observed that "hydroponic weed" is 'cannabis' (Ganja) and that the method used to cultivate it does not alter its legal status under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal made this observation while granting bail to one Mohd Idrish, booked under the NDPS Act, in a case concerning the alleged recovery of 2 kg...

    Sparsh Upadhyay

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    Sparsh Upadhyay is an Associate Editor with LiveLaw.

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