Are cannabis gummies legal in India? The short answer and the chai-length answer

Short answer: yes, when they are Ayurvedic proprietary medicines made from cannabis leaf extract by an AYUSH-licensed manufacturer, and sold on a prescription.

Chai-length answer: pour yourself a cup.

1. The plant part matters

Leaf extract is the legal route. Flowers and resin are not. A licensed manufacturer has to make sure no resin sneaks into the extract, because resin changes the legal category entirely.

2. The licence matters

The product must be manufactured under an AYUSH licence, and the label must show the licence details. No licence number on the pack? Walk away. Politely, but walk away.

3. The prescription matters

These medicines are meant to be sold on the prescription of a registered practitioner. Labels usually carry a Schedule E(1) note and a caution in English and Hindi that it should be taken under medical supervision. Our tins and syringes carry both.

4. The label should be honest

Strength per gummy, batch number, manufacturing and expiry dates, and the marketer's name. If a website shouts "100% legal, no prescription, ships tonight!", it is either not the real thing or not playing by the rules. Neither is great for you.

That is it. Leaf only, licensed, labelled, prescribed. Four boxes. Tick all four and you are fine.