Скачать или смотреть New Opium Licensing Policy 2025-26 | India expands legal poppy cultivation

The Government of India has released the Annual Opium Poppy Licensing Policy for 2025-26, expanding legal cultivation for medicinal & scientific purposes under the NDPS Act, 1985.

🔑 Key Points:
• 👩‍🌾 Licences increased → ~1.21 lakh farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh to be permitted.
• 🌱 CPS method (Concentrated Poppy Straw) promoted for higher efficiency.
• 📊 Yield criteria revised → better performance to decide licence continuation.
• 💊 Purpose: Ensure steady supply of essential opium alkaloids (Morphine, Codeine, Thebaine) for pain relief & medicines.
• ⚖️ Regulation: Cultivation allowed only under strict government supervision to prevent misuse.

📖 India is the only country authorised by the UN (1961 Convention) to produce gum opium for medicinal use.

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