{"id":16829,"date":"2025-03-26T07:23:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asiaticinsights.com\/?p=509"},"modified":"2025-03-26T07:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:23:04","slug":"an-ode-to-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/civilityculturecompass.com\/?p=16829","title":{"rendered":"An Ode To Cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Extremely interesting indeed,<\/p>\n<p>Are cases of narcotic drugs;<\/p>\n<p>But even they get horribly boring,<\/p>\n<p>When the arguing advocate bugs&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the utterly monotonous advocates,<\/p>\n<p>Go from bad to worse;<\/p>\n<p>I feel it immensely profitable,<\/p>\n<p>To dedicate to ganja, a verse\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let me tell you earnestly a very vital fact,<\/p>\n<p>Ganja is actually defined in the NDPS Act.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It means, of the cannabis plant, the fruiting or flowering tops,<\/p>\n<p>But if you have only seeds or leaves, don&#8217;t worry about the cops&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the event you have only its leaves, stalks or seeds,<\/p>\n<p>Seek the protection of s. 2(iii)(b) for your wonderful deeds!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Rajasthan and Kerala High Courts with the definition seem fine,<\/p>\n<p>Even the Hon&#8217;ble Supreme Court nodded its approval, in early 2009\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But these other things abovementioned, make up the plant of cannabis,<\/p>\n<p>You of course can be punished then, for its cultivation, that is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While for having cannabis (hemp), you shall face a sentence,<\/p>\n<p>The mere possession of Bhang leaves is decidedly not an offence!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To the cops &#8211; In case you seize alleged ganja for example,<\/p>\n<p>Forget not to send to a chemical analyst, a neatly sealed sample&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When your possession of ganja is proved beyond reasonable doubt,<\/p>\n<p>Behind the bars you go vide ss. 8\/20 NDPS Act that you did flout\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So depressingly bored I was,<\/p>\n<p>Sitting in this courtroom;<\/p>\n<p>My mind was really tortured,<\/p>\n<p>Submerging steadily in gloom\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But I am, after this poetic break, so euphoric and full of bliss,<\/p>\n<p>Hell! NOW I know why so many take to cannabis!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Student: Manali Gogate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extremely interesting indeed, Are cases of narcotic drugs; But even they get horribly boring, When the arguing advocate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/civilityculturecompass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/civilityculturecompass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/civilityculturecompass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civilityculturecompass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civilityculturecompass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/civilityculturecompass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16829\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/civilityculturecompass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civilityculturecompass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civilityculturecompass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}