संवाद # 17: Priya Mishra on importance of Hemp/cannabis in India, medicinal and industrial uses

Priya Mishra is India’s leading Cannabis activist who has been researching the benefits of Hemp over the last few years. With the help of doctors and professionals, she has helped get better scores of patients suffering from diseases that are known to respond to consumption of this medicinal plant. Almost a decade back, she cured herself with third stage Tuberculosis and that’s how and where her tryst with Cannabis began.

Popularly known as Hempvati, many companies in India and abroad have engaged Priya’s expertise to develop various products – for medicinal as well as industrial uses. Her tiring efforts have started bearing fruits with many states now allowing industrial products as well as medicinal treatment with Gaanja/marijuana/bhaang/charas.

0:00 Intro
0:57 How Priya cured her TB with Gaanja
12:17 Hemp uses – Energy, Medicine, Food, Industrial
20:48 Difference b/w Gaanja, Hemp, Marijuana, Charas, Bhaang
26:49 Hemp license & various industrial products
31:27 Gaanja/Charas Vs Cocaine, MDMA, Chitta
36:46 Opium/Afeem/Chitta
39:42 Is Gaanja addictive?
41:41 Cannabis – preventive cure for heart attacks?
45:50 Cannabis in Indian culture
59:38 Bollywood’s hypocrisy over drugs
1:02:00 Fight for legalisation
1:05:41 Gaanja economy
1:18:00 Success stories of Medical cannabis
1:20:11 Arun Jaitley Ji’s case
1:22:55 Website, Dashboard & documentary on Cannabis