Shimla, Dec. 27 -- : From 'wild weed' to a regulated industrial crop, the Himachal Pradesh government has moved to redefine the economic and agricultural potential of industrial hemp.
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has outlined a clear policy framework to promote its controlled cultivation for industrial, scientific and medicinal purposes.
The initiative, part of the state's broader vision of a self-reliant Himachal by 2027, aims to transform cannabis from an illegally traded substance into a regulated bio-resource contributing to rural incomes, industrial growth and the state exchequer.
Sukhu said cannabis has grown naturally for decades in districts such as Kullu, Mandi and Chamba but has largely been viewed through the l...