Act . And there is special marriage act , 1954 . As per the current marriage acts a person can get married as per the marriage act of their faith they belong to or under special marriage act . How on earth will it affect their religious freedom or religion . There is going to be no change in their marriage law even if a new marriage act is introduced , LGBT marriage act .
Apart from culture , religion , homophobia , ignorance , bigotry there is no other reason as “ Why India should not legalize gay marriage ”. Indian culture has always celebrated queerness . If you think your religion is going to be affected because of gays , stop preaching to gays , you can preach only to people who fall into your protocol . And human rights records of religious
3 . Marijuana : Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world with an estimated 125 million people consuming it in some form or the other every year . In India , marijuana use has been historically bound to faith and mysticism . It is said to be a drug that helps the user attain “ ecstasy in the original sense of the word ”. India has consumed and celebrated charas ( hash ), bhang and weed for centuries .
However , implementation of stringent narcotic laws in 1986 made the sale , consumption , production and transportation of marijuana illegal in the country . 24 years on , here are some reasons why marijuana should now be legalized in India .
Marijuana legalization ( or decriminalization ) will replace the black-market production and distribution with an ‘ overboard industry ’. There will be rules and regulations but the trade will be ‘ populated by the government , farmers , merchants and retails clerks , not by criminals or drug dealers
An epidemiological study showed that only 9 percent of those who use marijuana end up being clinically dependent on it . The ‘ comparable rates ’ for tobacco , alcohol and cocaine stood at 32 percent , 15 percent and 16 percent respectively .
By legalizing and taxing marijuana , the government will stand to earn huge amounts of revenue that will otherwise go to the Italian and Israeli drug cartels . In an open letter to US President George Bush , around 500 economists , led by Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman , called for marijuana to be “ legal but taxed and regulated like other goods ”.
Legalization of marijuana for recreational and medical purposes in Colorado has created 10,000 new jobs in the area . There is a plethora of jobs that can be created by the marijuana industry and help reduce India ’ s unemployment rate .
Studies have shown that marijuana use has dozens of medical benefits . It treats glaucoma , prevents cancer from spreading to other parts of the body , reduces anxiety , slows the progress of Alzheimer ’ s disease , improves metabolism and is even said to spur creativity in our brain .
In states like Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu , where cannabis plants grow , marijuana is the only source of income for many locals . However , being a banned substance , the farmers are forced to sell it at a very cheap price to the drug dealers and they face additional pressure from the police as well , who are paid to destroy the cannabis plantations . Legalizing marijuana will end this ‘ war on drugs ’ targeting our
92 own countrymen .
By- Ranjan Dua