Section 27 in The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985
27. Cultivation of opium poppy for exclusive production of poppy straw.
- The Central Government may, if it considers it expedient so to do, permit cultivation of the opium poppy for the exclusive production of poppy straw in accordance with a licence issued under rule 8 in such tracts and subject to such conditions as may be specified by it, by notification in the Official Gazette in this behalf:Provided that the poppy straw produced by the cultivators as a result of the cultivation of opium poppy for production of opium, shall be deemed to have been produced under a valid licence issued under rule 8.
