Aim and Objectives of the NDPS Act
The NDPS was implemented in order to accomplish the following goals:
- The laws governing the use and possession of narcotic drugs should be updated and consolidated.
- To develop strict guidelines for the control, supervision, and management of illegal narcotic drug and psychoactive substance possession, sale, transportation, and use.
- To establish a procedure for forfeiting narcotics, psychotropic medications, and other elements generated from or utilized in the illegal drug trade.
- To create a system for carrying out the International Convention on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances’ requirements, as well as for other related goals.
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act
To combat drug misuse and outlaw its use, distribution, manufacturing, and trade, the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act) was enacted in 1985. Narcotic medicines cause drowsiness, whereas psychotropic substances affect the mind and alter it for the better. The NDPS Act was approved by the Indian Parliament on November 14th, 1985. In the practice of medicine, several substances have a position. As a result, the Act contains provisions for the growth of cannabis, poppies, and coca plants as well as the production of psychoactive compounds related to their growth.
Its main goal is to control the production, acquisition, distribution, and transportation of pharmaceuticals that are regarded as narcotics or psychotropics. This law makes it illegal to sell 200 psychoactive medications to walk-in clients. These medications can only be purchased with prescriptions. Since the law’s creation, numerous changes have been made to it. Furthermore, the NDPS does not distinguish between hard-core criminals engaged in this activity and drug consumers and traffickers. Without the approval of the relevant authorities, it is illegal for anybody to manufacture, produce, cultivate, possess, sell, buy, transport, store, or consume any drug or substance that is regarded as a narcotic or psychotropic. Thus, the purpose of this article is to draw attention to the NDPS Act’s requirements.
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