TalkPoint: Will making prescription opium available help solve Punjab’s drug menace or aggravate it?

2,347 views · Published 3 October 2018 · 1:58 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: ThePrint · 2018 · News & Politics

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At the annual Chappar Mela last week in Punjab, farmers sowed opium seeds. The symbolic move triggered a fresh debate about controlled cultivation and supply of opium in the state.

The Print asks: Will making prescription opium available help solve Punjab’s drug menace or aggravate it?



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