this presentation explains about the manufacture of opium, controlled opreations for opium manufacture, administrative agencies, offences and penalties of opium, ammendments of opium act.

1. PUTTA CHANDRA LEKHA
16AB1R0062
Under the guidance of
Mr. A. VISWANATH Sir
Department of REGUATORY AFFAIRS
VIGNAN PHARMACY COLLEGE

2.  INTRODUCTION
 HISTORY
 AIM & OBJECTIVE
 DEFINITION
 MANUFACTURE
 CONTROLLED OPERATIONS
 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
 AMMENDMENTS
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES

3.  The narcotics and psychotropic substances act, 1985,
commonly referred to as the NDPS act, is an act of the
parliament of India that prohibits a person to
produce/manufacture/cultivate, possess, sell, purchase,
transport, store and consume any narcotic drugs or
psychotropic substances.
 The NDPS act, as it is known popularly, is meant to face
a very important social problem: drug trafficking (deal
or trade).

4. Chinese have almost unbroken record of addiction to
opium as far as history can go.
 1857- cultivation of poppy was brought under control
in India.
 1878- opium act which imposed restrictions on the
possession, sale, supply etc… of opium.
 27/09/1924- second international opium conference
held at Geneva.
 1925- Geneva convention to control operations related
to dangerous drugs.

5.  1930- the dangerous act, to increace and render
uniform penalties for offences relating to such
operations.
 1985- the narcotics and psychotropic substances act.
Laws of this kind have failed to produce any concrete
result.
Some people feel that these laws have encouraged such
crimes.

6.  AIM: The main aim of this act is to make stringent
provision for control and regulate the operations
relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
and matter connected there with.
 OBJECTIVES:
 To consolidate and amend the law relating to narcotic
drugs.
 To considerably enhance penalties particularly for
trafficking offences.
 To make provisions for implementation of international
convention relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances.

7.  Narcotics:
An addictive drug affecting mood or behaviour,
especially an illegal one which induces drowsiness,
insensibility and relieves pain.
 Psychotropic substances:
Any substance natural or synthetic or any salt or
preparation of such substance or material, which is
included in the list of psychotropic substances specified
in the schedule of the act.

8.  Cannabis (hemp):
Charas: The resin crude or
purified state obtained from
the cannabis plant including
concentrated preparations
and resin known as hashish
oil or liquid hashish.
Ganja: The flowering and
fruiting top of cannabis
plant.

9.  Coca leaves:
Leaves of any plant of genus
Erythroxylon from which
cocaine, ecgonine and other
alkaloids have been extracted.
 Opium:
Coagulated juice of opium
poppy and its mixture with or
without neutral materials.

10.  Opium poppy straw:
All parts of the opium poppy after harvesting
whether in original form or cut, crushed or
powdered or not the juice has been extracted
there from.

11.  Manufactured drugs:
Medicinal cannabis-an extract or tincture of cannabis
Coca derivatives-cocaine
Opium derivatives-medicinal opium, prepares opium
morphine, codeine, thebaine, heroin
Poppy straw concentrate
 Psychotropic substances: benzodiazepines,
barbiturates, amphetamine, phencyclidine, etc…

12. harvesting
purification
Manufacturing opium
District opium collector
Factory sale and export

13.  Cultivation and gathering of coca plants and opium
poppy on its behalf.
 Production and manufacture of opium and poppy
straw.
 Sale of opium derivatives.
 Manufacture of manufactured drugs.
 Manufacture, possession, transport, sale, purchase,
consumption and import & export of psychotropic
substances.

14. Narcotics commissioner:
To effectively supervise cultivation of opium poppy
&production of opium and to implement various other
provisions.
The state government may appoints suitably designed
officers deemed necessary to implement the provisions of
the act in their territories.
Deaddiction centers:
The central and state government have also to establish
necessary centers for identification, treatment etc… of
persons addicted to narcotics and psychotropic materials

15. And for controlling supply of drugs to such persons.
Consultative committee:
A narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
consultative committee, having a chairman and a
maximum of 20 members, has also to be appointed by the
central government for advice on matters related to the
administration of the act.
The committee can appoint sun committees for
consideration of any particular matter.

16.  1st attempt- rigorous imprisonment for 10-20 years & a
fine up to >1 lakh.
 2nd attempt- rigorous imprisonment for 15-30 years & a
fine up to > 2 lakhs.

17.  For handling ganja a rigorous imprisonment which
may extent to 10 years & a fine up to 1 lakh rupees.
 On carrying small quantities of narcotic drugs and
psychotropic substances the punishment may extend to
1 year or fine or both.
 Under a specified court order, there is a provision for
detoxification of the patient.
 Other offences: External dealing
Embezzlement of opium
Financing illicit traffic
Illegal import & export from India.

18. YEAR AMENDMENT
1988 The NDPS (amendment) act, 1988 received
assent from then president Ramaswamy
Venkataraman on 8 Jan 1989.
2001 The NDPS (amendment) act, 2001recieved
assent from then president K. R. Narayan on
9may 2001.
2014 The NDPS (amendment) Act, 2014 received the
assent of then president Pranab Mukherjee on 7
march 2014, and was published in the Gazette of
India on 10th march.

19. DRUG COMMERCIAL
QUANTITY
Amphetamine 50gm
Charas 1kg
Cocaine 100gm
Ganja 20kg
Heroin 250gm
LSD 100mg
Methadone 50gm
Morphine 250gm
Opium 2.5kg

20.  This act provide stringent provisions relating to
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances due to this
no person can possess, consume, import and export of
this drugs, it ultimately protects public health by
preventing drug abuse.

21.  A Text Book of Forensic Pharmacy- B. M. Mithal
(pg.no: 31-47)
 Text Book of Forensic Pharmacy- C. K. Kokate, S. B.
Gokhale (pg.no: 123-135)
 A Text Book of Forensic Pharmacy- N. K. Jain (pg.no:
197-245)
 Forensic Pharmacy- Dr. B. Suresh (pg.no: 73-88)
 Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence- K. Sampath (pg.no:185-
194)
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 Review and Research Articles & Journals.