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'''Cannabis in Pakistan''' is illegal, although in many parts of the country enforcement is lax. Cannabis is widely consumed in Pakistan as [[hashish|hash]] and [[bhang]]. |
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==Consumption== |
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| ⚫ | Cannabis is widely used in Pakistan, and smoked as [[charas]] (hashish) or consumed as a drink as [[bhang]].<ref name="Rubin1975">{{cite book|author=Vera Rubin|title=Cannabis and Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dddedfsertq43t2q&pg=PA347|date=1 January 1975|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-081206-0|pages=347–}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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A 1983 report by the Pakistan Narcotics Control Board states that drug usage was largely stable in the 1950s-1970s with [[opium]] and cannabis being common, but there was an upsurge in cannabis usage by [[middle class]] youths in the late 1960s and early 1970s due to the influence of [[Western world|Western]] [[pop culture]]. However, by the 1980s the habit fell from fashion in the middle class.<ref name="Board1983">{{cite book|author=Pakistan Narcotics Control Board|title=International Conference on Demand and Supply of Opiates in Pakistan: proceedings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pBoiAAAAMAAJ|date=1983|publisher=Pakistan Narcotics Control Board|page=43}}</ref> |
A 1983 report by the Pakistan Narcotics Control Board states that drug usage was largely stable in the 1950s-1970s with [[opium]] and cannabis being common, but there was an upsurge in cannabis usage by [[middle class]] youths in the late 1960s and early 1970s due to the influence of [[Western world|Western]] [[pop culture]]. However, by the 1980s the habit fell from fashion in the middle class.<ref name="Board1983">{{cite book|author=Pakistan Narcotics Control Board|title=International Conference on Demand and Supply of Opiates in Pakistan: proceedings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pBoiAAAAMAAJ|date=1983|publisher=Pakistan Narcotics Control Board|page=43}}</ref> |
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==Criminalization== |
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| ⚫ | Under the Control of Narcotics Substance Act of 1997, it is illegal to produce, manufacture, extract, prepare, possess, offer for sale, sell, purchase or distribute cannabis in Pakistan. Although after acquiring a permit from provincial or federal government its cultivation is allowed for medical, scientific or industrial purposes. If found in violation of the above, it is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to seven years, with a fine, or with both.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/Control-of-Narcotic-Substances-Act-XXV.pdf|title=Control of Narcotics Substance Act, 1997|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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Enforcement of laws against hard drugs is prioritized in Pakistan, while the personal use of cannabis is often overlooked.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karimjee |first1=Mariya |title=In conservative Pakistan, everybody must get stoned |url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-02-27/conservative-pakistan-everybody-must-get-stoned |accessdate=31 July 2018 |work=Public Radio International |date=27 February 2013}}</ref> This is particularly true in various tribal regions of Pakistan, where cannabis is sometimes sold in public markets.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cannabis in Pakistan |url=https://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/cannabis-in-pakistan/ |website=Sensi Seeds |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A Visit to Peshawar and the Tribal Areas of Pakistan |url=https://www.cannabisculture.com/content/2009/11/18/visit-peshawar-and-tribal-areas-pakistan/ |accessdate=31 July 2018 |work=Cannabis Culture |date=18 November 2009}}</ref> |
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==Usage== |
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| ⚫ | Cannabis is widely used in Pakistan, and smoked as [[charas]] (hashish) or consumed as a drink as [[bhang]].<ref name="Rubin1975">{{cite book|author=Vera Rubin|title=Cannabis and Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dddedfsertq43t2q&pg=PA347|date=1 January 1975|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-081206-0|pages=347–}}</ref> According to a 2013 report 6.4 million people in Pakistan consume cannabis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/20506/doing-hash-think-again/|title=Doing hash? Think again|access-date=2017-09-03|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 00:48, 31 July 2018
Cannabis in Pakistan is illegal, although in many parts of the country enforcement is lax. Cannabis is widely consumed in Pakistan as hash and bhang.
History
A 1983 report by the Pakistan Narcotics Control Board states that drug usage was largely stable in the 1950s-1970s with opium and cannabis being common, but there was an upsurge in cannabis usage by middle class youths in the late 1960s and early 1970s due to the influence of Western pop culture. However, by the 1980s the habit fell from fashion in the middle class.[1]
Criminalization
Under the Control of Narcotics Substance Act of 1997, it is illegal to produce, manufacture, extract, prepare, possess, offer for sale, sell, purchase or distribute cannabis in Pakistan. Although after acquiring a permit from provincial or federal government its cultivation is allowed for medical, scientific or industrial purposes. If found in violation of the above, it is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to seven years, with a fine, or with both.[2]
Enforcement of laws against hard drugs is prioritized in Pakistan, while the personal use of cannabis is often overlooked.[3] This is particularly true in various tribal regions of Pakistan, where cannabis is sometimes sold in public markets.[4][5]
Usage
Cannabis is widely used in Pakistan, and smoked as charas (hashish) or consumed as a drink as bhang.[6] According to a 2013 report 6.4 million people in Pakistan consume cannabis.[7]
References
- ^ Pakistan Narcotics Control Board (1983). International Conference on Demand and Supply of Opiates in Pakistan: proceedings. Pakistan Narcotics Control Board. p. 43.
- ^ "Control of Narcotics Substance Act, 1997" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Karimjee, Mariya (27 February 2013). "In conservative Pakistan, everybody must get stoned". Public Radio International. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Cannabis in Pakistan". Sensi Seeds. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "A Visit to Peshawar and the Tribal Areas of Pakistan". Cannabis Culture. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Vera Rubin (1 January 1975). Cannabis and Culture. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 347–. ISBN 978-3-11-081206-0.
- ^ "Doing hash? Think again". Retrieved 2017-09-03.
