Hemp Cultivation Legal in India

Ananta Hemp Works is a Delhi NCR-based hemp-based startup that holds the Ayush license to produce hemp-based medicines and nutritional products. To promote overall wellness and holistic health through natural hemp products, Ananta has launched four product lines: hemp nutrition, hemp personal care, and hemp wellness with a small pet segment known as CannaEase PetWell. A recent study by the Vidhi Center for Legal Policy found that the global market for hemp products is estimated at $4.7 billion. Currently, India`s contribution to this market is only 0.001%. With the global market expected to reach $26.6 billion by 2025, now is the time for cannabis products to try to grab a bigger slice of the pie – and the country`s entrepreneurs know it. I am the R&D manager of our PHarma business unit. We are interested in developing a hemp plant on the replacement site of our facility. The goal of this is our research project on cannabinol derivatives. We need your culture samples and your advice on this.

When Vishal returned to India, he and his friends changed the original plan. They decided to do something that would brighten the lives of many people in India, not through electricity, but through self-sufficiency, powered by hemp cultivation. This is how the Hemp Foundation was born. “Having worked on this program as an industry and knowledge partner for the past four years, it is a great pleasure for us to see this. It gives so much credibility to the plant and the industry as a whole. This will not only pave the way for an organized hemp food and nutrition industry, but will also give an additional boost to the development of a robust supply chain in the country. It`s really great to see the misunderstood plant in a positive light, and we`re very happy to be a small part of this big win,” Delzaad Deolaliwala, CLO, BOHECO told indianexpress.com. A movement to free hemp from criminalization and promote its industrial benefits has been underway since 2015, as countries around the world begin to decriminalize hemp and marijuana. Fortunately, the NDPS Act allows individual states to regulate hemp cultivation in India as long as they have the infrastructure to guarantee THC levels below 0.3%. The state of Uttarakhand was the first to legalize hemp in India and allow the legal cultivation of the plant. Luxury Ayurvedic brand SoulTree recently launched its hemp-based products. Dr.

Ipsita Chatterjee, Ayurveda expert and technical manager of SoulTree, explains the benefits of hemp in personal care products. “There is an intrinsic sense of consumer curiosity and interest in the ingredient that has enabled the journey of discovery of beauty and wellness solutions with hemp, and particularly with our product line, Ayurvedic Hemp Treatment Face Oil, Hemp Soothing Elixir Face Serum and Hemp Treat and Nourish Day Cream see overwhelming acceptance and demand.” With entrepreneurs and startups aiming to create a crop with hemp, demand has been at an all-time high (literally), for therapeutic products, prescription products to relieve pain and anxiety, nutritional powders, oils and other personal care products. Shah says that if people realize its benefits, demand will surely increase. “In India, we have seen our processing volumes quadruple in the last 12 months. More and more brands, restaurants, and cafes have begun to consider hemp seed products as a healthy, gluten-free, soy-free, and dairy-free alternative. The pet industry has already started using hemp seed oil as a joint and skin health oil for pets. Hemp powder is also a great alternative to high-fiber, nutrient-dense pet meals,” he explains, and Kapoor adds, “The demand picture was initially hampered by the Indian government`s decision to ban hemp cultivation by July 2018. Now that awareness is increasing and dialogues are open about the benefits of hemp, the demand for new and existing products has increased significantly. It also has a significantly lower lignin content, making it less susceptible to degradation over time compared to pulp paper. Therefore, high-quality hemp paper is mainly used in cigarettes, banknotes and technical filter paper. Bombay Hemp Company (BOHECO) – Founded in 2013 by Jahan Peston Jamas, BOHECO is changing the landscape of industrial hemp cultivation in India.