narcotics
Showbiz and Narcotics: A Bad Trip
Showbiz helps fuel drugs as a lifestyle choice while a high-profile arrest underscores Mumbai’s status as the ultimate party town
Grass Roots
Marijuana was not considered a social evil in the past and its return to respectability is inevitable in India
Broken Bollywood
Divided, self-referential in its storytelling, all too keen to celebrate mediocrity, its reputation in tatters and work largely stalled, the Mumbai film industry has hit rock bottom
Books Redeem the Narcos City
If drugs gave Guadalajara a bad name, then books have done more than redeeming it
Hemp: A Different High
Hemp, long associated with narcotics, is also a useful raw material for legitimate products ranging from textiles to pharmaceuticals. Indian entrepreneurs are beginning to exploit its potential
Bhang’s Non-Narcotic High
An Indian research team finds that essential oils in cannabis can be used for industry
Goa and the Filmmaker
Dil Chahta Hai to Dum Maro Dum marks a decade of the Goa film. Yet, has the state really found a chronicler of its true story?
Confessions of a Narcotics Control Bureau Team Member
“It is the street peddlers who are the real menace. They start by giving students small measures of drugs to get them addicted.”
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