MANIPUR GAZETTE

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EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 317 Imphal, Wednesday, December 30, 2020 (Pausa 9, 1942)
Government of Manipur
Home Department, Old Secretariat, Imphal

NOTIFICATION
Imphal, the 30h December, 2020.

No.35/1(5)/19-HNDPS)Pt : In exercise of the powers conferred under sections JO and 78 of the Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances At, 1985,(At No.61 of1985), the State Govemment hereby, makes the
following rules further to amend the Manipur NarcoticDrugs Rules, 1986,
Short title and Commencement:

1. (1)These rules may be called the Manipur Narcotic Drugs (Amendment) Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication In the Official Gazette.

2. In the Manipur Narcotic Drugs Rules, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal rules),
for rule 3, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-
"3. Definitions: -

(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

(a) "Act" means Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (No.61 of 1985);
(b) "approved practitioner" means-
(i) Medical practitioner registered under any medical act for the time being in force in India,
for the purpose of domestic prescription of medicinal hemp.
(ii) General medical practitioner as defined by the World Health Organisation only for the
purpose of export of medicinal hemp.

(c) "Collector" means the Chief Officer in-charge of the revenue administration of a district for the time
being, and incdudes any officer specially authorised by the State Government to exercise throughout
the State of Manipur or any specified area therein, all or any of the powers of the Excise
Commissioner Manipur under these rules;
(d) "Competent Authority" means the Excise Commissioner: Manipur;
(e) "State" means the State of Manipur;

(f) "Government" means the Government of Manipur;

(g) "Designated area" shall mean such dosed areas within the licensed area where licensed cultivator
may carry out any or all of the following activities -

(i) separate the leaves, stalk and seeds from the hemp plant; or
(ii) store hemp plant or part thereof; or
(iii) dry or trim the hemp plant or part thereof; or
(iv) do research on phytochemicals found In hemp, cultivation, breeding, experiments, tests, trials
and studies carried out; or
(v) package the hemp plant or part thereof; or
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(vi) carry out other required activities including but not limited to, electrical, condensers, nutrient
mixing and waste destruction;

(h) "Dried botanical material" means the hemp plant or a part thereof that has dried after harvest;

(i) "Cannabis (Hemp)" as defined in the Act;

(j) "Medicinal Hemp" as defined in the Act;

(k) "Excise Commissioner" means the Excise Commissioner, Manipur and includes any officer specially
authorised by the State Government under the Manipur Excise Rules, 1962 (Notification No. 14/9/62-F
of 1963) to exercise throughout the State of Manipur or any specified area therein, all or any of the
powers of the Excise Commissioner under these rules;

(I) "Excise Officer" means an Excise Officer appointed under the Manipur Excise Rules, 1962 (Notification
No. 14/9/62-F of 1963) not below the rank of "Head Constable";

(m) "Extract" means preparation;

(n) "Form" means the form appended to the Schedule to these rules;

(o) "Green botanical material" means the hemp plant or a part thereof that has been freshly harvested;

(p) "To export" means to take out of Manipur to any place in India or to any other country;

(q) "To import" means to bring into Manipur from any place in India or from any other country;

(r) "License" means a license granted under these rules;

(s) "Licensed area" shall mean the area as authorized by the State Government, under the license issued
to the licensed cultivator under these rules to cultivate and harvest hemp plant and to produce and
store green and Dried botanical material;

(t) "Licensed Cultivator" in relation to hemp plant means a person who has been issued a license for
cultivation and harvest of hemp plant for medicinal, scientific or industrial use and for production and
storage of harvested Green botanical material and Dried botanical material at designated area in Form
2-A;

(u) "Licensed Chemist" means a person holding a license in Form 2 under these rules for:

(i) possession and sale on prescription of an approved practitioner of manufactured drugs other
than prepared opium and of any preparations containing manufactured drug;
(ii) manufacture of any preparation containing manufactured drug from materials which he is
lawfully entitled to possess;
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(v) "Licensed Dealer" means a person holding a license in Form 3 under these rules for:

(i) possession and sale, otherwise than on prescription, of manufactured drugs other than
prepared opium and of any preparations containing manufactured drug;
(ii) manufacture of any preparation containing any manufactured drug from materials which he is
lawfully entitled to possess;

(w) "Licensed Manufacturer" means a person holding a license in Form 2B under these rules for:
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(i) possession and sale, otherwise than on prescription, of manufactured drugs other than
prepared opium and of any preparations containing manufactured drug;
(ii) manufacture of any preparation containing any manufactured drug from materials which he is
lawfully entitled to possess;
(iii) manufacture of therapeutic drugs from medicinal hemp (as per definition given in the NDPS
Act, 1985 (clause 2 (ii) which is "medicinal cannabis", that is, medicinal hemp, means any
extract or its chemical constituents or tincture of cannabis [hemp]) having a license from the
appropriate authority under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 for manufacturing of drugs
including Small-molecule drugs (including new chemical entities), Phyto-pharmaceuticals and
AYUSH drugs;
(iv) manufacture of non-psychotropic products from hemp fibre and seeds.

(x) "Medical Authority" means the medical authority constituted by the Government for the purposes of
these rules;

(y) "Medical Institution" means hospital, primary health centre, primary health sub-centre, dispensary,
medical training centre, and centre established by the Government for treatment of addicts;

(z) "Prescription" means the prescription given by an approved practitioner for the supply of any
manufactured drug in accordance with these rules;

(aa) "Medicinal Use" in relation to hemp means all activities related to the use under prescription by an
approved practitioner, and/or manufacture of Medicinal Hemp, of preparations containing
manufactured drug made from the Hemp plant, and/or of any marketable or test medicine under
license by the appropriate Drug Control Authority under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, be it
under the allopathy system of medicine, or the Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathic systems of
medicine;

(bb) "Pass" means a pass granted under these rules;

(cc) "Permit" means a permit granted under these rules;

(dd) "Permit Holder" means holder of a permit;

(ee) "Scientific Use" in relation to hemp means use of hemp for scientific research and includes research on
various known and unknown phytochemicals found in hemp (cannabinoids including but not limited to
CBD, CBDa, THC, THCa, CBG, CBN, Terpenes, Flavonoids) as well as research on cultivation, breeding,
experiments, tests, trials and studies carried out in house laboratory of government, research institutes,
universities, hospitals, medical colleges, commercial undertakings and industrial concerns;

(ff) "Industrial Use" means use of seeds, stem, leaves, stalk and their derivatives including fibre of hemp
plant cultivated and harvested as per appropriate Government order;

(gg) "Seed" means the seeds of the Hemp plant;

(hh) "Fibre" means the fibre of Hemp plant;

(ii) "Phyto-chemicals" means the phyto-chemicals found in Hemp plants, including but not limited to CBD
and THC;

(jj) "CBD" means cannabidiol obtained from the Hemp plant, chemically: 2-[(6R)-3-methyl-6]; •

(kk) "THC" means delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol obtained from the Hemp plant, naturally including four
stereoisomers:

(i) (-)-trans-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (also known as dronabinol)

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(ii) (+)-trans-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

(iii) (-)-cis-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

(iv) (+)-cis-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

(II). "THCa" means delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, chemically represented as: (6aR,10aR)-6a,7,7,10a-

Tetrahydro-1-hydroxy-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H-dibenzo[b,d] pyran-2-carboxylic acid;

(mm) "Vault" means such a restricted closed area within the licensed area where the licensed cultivator shall
store the dried botanical material after weighment by the designated excise officer, surrounded by a
physical barrier that prevents unauthorized access;

(nn) "Ware House" means a place established or licensed as a ware house by the State Government under
clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 10 of the Act, and also a place so established or licensed as a
ware house by the Excise Commissioner of Manipur under clause (iv) of rule 37 of the Manipur Excise
Rules, 1962 (Notification No. 14/9/62-F of 1963);

2.The words and expressions used in these rules but not defined therein shall have the meanings
respectively assigned to them in the Act."

3. After rule 5 of the Principal rules, the following rules shall be added, namely:-

"SA. Manufacture of drugs from medicinal hemp:-

(i) It shall be lawful to manufacture medicinal hemp or any preparations containing manufactured drug
made from hemp, subject to such restrictions and requirements as may be prescribed by these rules
and any such restrictions or requirement as may be issued by the Excise Commissioner in writing in
form of supplementary instructions from time to time.

(ii) An entity seeking License as a "Licensed Manufacturer", in addition to satisfying the mandatory
regulatory compliances provided under the respective Acts, should have research and development
agreement with appropriate State or Central Government scientific and medical institutions such as
Indian Council of Medical Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of
Biotechnology, Department of Science & Technology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Indian
Institute of Technology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences etc.

(iii) A licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer or licensed chemist may, subject to the conditions of his license,
manufacture medicinal hemp or any preparation containing manufactured drug made from hemp, from
materials which he is lawfully entitled to possess.

(iv) The licensed manufacturer, dealer or chemist, as the case may be, shall have a license to manufacture
drug from medicinal hemp from appropriate Drug Licensing Authority under Drugs and Cosmetics Act,
1940.

SB. Additional conditions for manufacture of drug from medicinal hemp and preparations containing
manufactured drug made from hemp.

A licenced manufacturer of drugs from medicinal hemp, shall satisfactorily demonstrate that:-

(@) I has in-house laboratory approved by the appropriate Central or State Government authorities or tie-up
with external third-party National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratory accredited
and Drugs Controller General of India approved laboratory to test samples of the drug produced;

(ii) it has Good manufacturing practice (GMP) infrastructure for the Schedule 1 drug substances classified
under the Drugs and Cosmetic Act and NDPS Act and approved by the appropriate Indian and
international regulatory authorities such as Drugs Controller General of India, World Health Organisation,
United States -Food and Drua Administration etc. for production of druas from the cultivated crop, and
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the extraction methodologies may include but not be limited to solvent based or super-critical extraction
setup.

(iii) it has engaged individuals for Research and Development with master or doctorate degrees in the basic
sciences and graduates of professional degree programs, graduates and postgraduates in the field of
medical sciences of both Allopathy and AYUSH Systems of Medicine and graduates of health sciences,
pharmaceuticals sciences and public health programs, and dual- or multiple-degree holders."

4.For rule 6 of the Principal rules, the following rules shall be substituted, namely:-

"6. License for Licensed Chemist, Licensed Dealer and License Manufacturer

(i) Any person who is eligible under any law for the time being in force to become a Licensed Chemist or
Licensed Dealer or Licensed Manufacturer may make an application to the Collector for a license in that
behalf. The application for new license or renewal of license to Manufacturer, Chemist and Dealer shall be
in Form 2AA, 2BB and 2CC respectively.

(ii) On receipt of the application, the Collector shall make such enquiries as may be deemed necessary and,
if he is satisfied, he may grant a license to the applicant on payment of a fee of rupees ten thousand
only per year for each license for a period of ten years.

(iii) The license for Licensed Chemist shall be in Form 2-C. The license for Licensed Dealer shall be in Form 2-
Dand the license for Licensed Manufacturer shall be in Form 2-B.-

(iv) The Collector may, on application and with prior approval of the medical authority, renew the license on
payment of renewal fees of rupees ten thousand only per license per year for a period of further ten
years, provided that the Collector may, with the approval of the medical authority, exclude such item of
manufactured drugs or preparations containing manufactured drug from the license as may be specified
therein.'

5. After Chapter II of the Principal rules, the following Chapter and rules shall be added, namely:

"CHAPTER IIA"

CULTIVATION

9. Cultivation of Hemp plant for Medicinal, Scientific or Industrial Use:-

(i) The cultivation and harvest of the Hemp plant and production and storage of Green ,botanical material
and Dried botanical material from harvested hemp plant shall be permitted in the State of Manipur for
medicinal, scientific or industrial use or for export for medicinal, scientific or industrial use in
accordance with rules made by Government of India under section 9 of the Act and subject to such
restrictions and requirements as may be prescribed by these rules and any such restrictions or
requirement as may be issued by the Excise Commissioner in writing in form of supplementary
instructions from time to time.

(ii) The cultivation of hemp plant can happen only according to the standard operating procedures
submitted and approved by the State Government.

9A. License for cultivation of hemp plant and for production and storage of Green botanical
material and Dried botanical material.

(i) No hemp plant shall be cultivated and harvested, and no Green botanical material or Dried botanical
material shall be produced and stored by a person who cultivates and harvests hemp plant, except
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under and in accordance with the conditions of license issued in Form 2-A of these rules by the Excise
Commissioner.

(ii) Where the license identifies any specific area on which the hemp plant must be cultivated, then the
licensed cultivator must cultivate the hemp plant within such stipulated area:
Provided that a sum of rupees ten thousand per hectare/per year of area licensed for cultivation or
part thereof shall be paid to the State Government by the person who is issued a license under the
rules, failing which the license shall be deemed to be revoked.

(iii) A licensed cultivator shall produce and store Green botanical material and dried botanical material at
the designated area only.

(iv) Unless the license is suspended or cancelled, the license shall be valid for a term of ten years, on
expiry of which the licensed cultivator shall have to apply for renewal of the license.

(v) The license shall be non-transferable.

9B. Form for application to cultivate hemp plant and fees:-

(i) An application for license to cultivate and harvest hemp plant shall be made in Form 1-A of these
rules.

(ii) The license for cultivation of hemp piant may be granted on payment of such fee as may be specified
by the State Government from time to time.

9C. Minimum eligibility criteria for license to cultivate and harvest hemp plant: No license for
cultivation and harvest of hemp plant shall be given except unless the applicant satisfactory
demonstrates that:-

() if the person is an individual, that he ordinarily resides in India, or, if the person is a partnership, that at
least one of its partners is an individual who ordinarily resides in India; or if the person is a company or
cooperative, that it has its registered offices in India

(ii) if a person is an individual, that he has not been convicted, or in case of body corporate, that any of its
directors or partners have not been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude, corruption,
bribery, embezzlement, abuse of power or of functions, trading in influence, or any drug-related offence
in the previous year from the date of application. This provision shall not apply if the person, or the
director or partner in case of body corporate, who is regularly engaged in a governmental program of
reinsertion.

(iii) it, in addition to satisfying the mandatory regulatory compliances provided under the respective Acts,
must have been operational in research and development of hemp plant, it's cultivation and/or breeding,
or of manufacturing medicine containing Hemp in India through partnership agreement with an
appropriate State or Central Government scientific and medical institution.

(iv) it has an on-site and/or in-house approved testing facility to test the potency of the dried botanical
material, or has an arrangement with a National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration
Laboratory accredited and Drugs Controller General of India accredited third-party testing laboratory as
approved by the Excise Commissioner of the State.

Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, any State or Central Government
scientific institutions may separately apply for License to undertake cultivation and related activities
in the State of Manipur.

9D. Appointment of designated Excise Officer and responsible persons in charge:-

(@) The Excise Commissioner shall designate an Excise Officer not below the rank of an Excise Sub-
Inspector to oversee the cultivation of hemp as per these rules.
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(iD) Each licensed cultivat

or shall provide and furnish to the concerned designated Excise Officer all requisite
transaction records, video and security camera recordings, log books and weights and measurement
scales on request for inspection. The Excise Officer is to be informed about all current and on-going
developments with respect to the cultivation of Hemp and it shall be the duty of the Excise Officer to
conduct regular inspection of the Licensed Area and the Licensed Storage Area and make reports on the
same.
(iii) Each licensed cultivator shall appoint the following responsible persons to conduct authorized activities:
a. Senior Person in Charge (SPIC)
b. Responsible Person in Charge (RPIC)

9E. Measurement of area under hemp plant cultivation;-

0) Prior to start of cultivation, the area proposed to be used for cultivation of hemp plant shall be
measured by the designated Excise Officer in the presence of the Licensed Cultivator or SPIC or RPIC
and appropriate remarks shall be made on the license by the designated Excise Officer along with his
signature and date.

(ii) All measurements shall be carried out in metric units.

(i) After cultivation, but prior to harvesting, the designated Excise Officer shall confirm that the licensed
cultivator has cultivated the hemp plant in the licensed area only and make appropriate remark on the
license along with his signature and date.

(iv) The measurement conducted by the designated Excise Officer shall be subjected to cross checks by
such designated officers as may be specified by the Excise Commissioner and District Collector any time
during the tenure of license.

(v) If it is found that the licensed cultivator has cultivated the hemp plant beyond the licensed area,
suitable action shall be taken against the licensed cultivator for cultivation of hemp crop without license
under section 20 of the Act.

9F. Procedure for harvesting and weighing of hemp plant (Green and Dried Botanical Material)
(i) The licensed cultivator shall give a written notice of at least seven days to the designated Excise
Officer before he starts harvesting of his hemp plant crops. Harvesting shall be the complete removal
of the plant from cultivation for processing. It shall not include pruning, the partial removal of
branches, stems, and portions of the plant in support of plant health, nor the removal of unusable
plants due to pests, weather, or other events causing total plant failure.

(ii) The licensed cultivator shall, during harvest time, maintain or cause to be maintained through SPIC or
RPIC, a record of each day's harvest of hemp plants, with weighment in Form 5 being taken for green
botanical material. The licensed cultivator shall give seven days prior notice in advance during sowing,
pruning, branching and harvesting activities to the designated excise officer.

(iii) The licensed cultivator shall after pruning, branching and harvesting of the Green botanical material,
take weighment in presence of designated excise officer, before placing it in the designated area and
keep the designated area locked to prevent unauthorized access.

(iv) The licensed cultivator, after weighment, shall properly process the harvested Green botanical
material by drying and curing it.
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(v) The licensed cultivator or SPIC or RPIC shall weigh the Green botanical material, within 24 hours from
harvesting and shall maintain record of the plant count, meaning the numerical count of individual
hemp plants, and the wet weight, meaning the weight of harvested, non-dried hemp, of the harvest
batch in presence of designated excise officer.

(vi) The designated Excise Officer shall make arrangement to weigh Dried botanical material, which is the
harvested dry hemp, with records being taken of the weight of buds and leaves and records of the
hemp waste associated with each harvest batch upon drying and curing of the harvest and make
necessary record entries in Form 5. The Hemp waste, shall then be directed as raw material towards
other industries to process and manufacture into commodities or destroyed as per the procedure
prescribed by Excise Commissioner.

(vii) The licensed cultivator or SPIC or RPIC and the designated Excise Officer shall attest the entries made
in such records showing the quantity of both wet and Dried botanical material weighed on a particular
day and only then store in the vault.

(viii) The designated Excise Officer shall at regular intervals conduct check weighment of the wet and Dried
botanical material collected by the licensed cultivator with reference to the entries made in the record
and indicate his finding therein.

(ix) Any normal variations i.e. variation up to of 3% between the quantities of Dried botanical material
indicated in the records of the licensed cultivator from the time of drying and curing to the removal of
stems and waste, till the time of packaging, labelling and transporting as consignments, as found by
the designated Excise Officer, shall be allowed and permitted on the behest of spoilage, mould
formation, operational losses and/or loss of moisture content.

(x) Any abnormal variations i.e. variations above 3% shall be enquired into and an inventory
reconciliation or an audit shall be conducted pursuant to such a discovery, and if the same reveals a
discrepancy that is more than three percent (3%) of the documented inventory, the licensee shall
notify the Excise Official within 24 hours of the discovery, following completion of the audit.

(xi) At the end of the harvesting, the designated Excise Officer shall confirm and record the area
harvested.

9G. Special Provisions regarding Seeds, Stalk and Leaves of Hemp Plant: Notwithstanding anything
contained in these rules:- •

(i) The licensed cultivator may, at its sole discretion, separate the flowering and fruiting tops, leaves,
seed and stalk of the hemp plant inside the designated area.
(ii) If the licensed cultivator separates the flowering and fruiting tops, leaves, seed and stalk of the hemp
plant, then the licensed cultivator shall store tops and leaves separately in a specially demarcated
area within the designated area, away from the separated seed and stalk of the hemp plant, and keep
the designated area locked to avoid unauthorized access.

9H. Video recording of post-harvest weighing activity and licensed area.

(@) The activity of separation of hemp, leaves, stalk and seed from harvested hemp plant inside the
designated storage area shall be video recorded.
(ii) The weighing of Green botanical material and Dried botanical material shall be video recorded.
(iii) The safe-storage of the green and dried botanical material shall be video recorded.
(iii) The hand-over of the Dried botanical material to a licensed dealer or licensed chemist under these
rules in presence of the designated Excise Officer shall be video-recorded.
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(iv) The video records shall be preserved for a period of 6 months or as prescribed by the competent
authority. , ,
(v) Monitors of 19-inches or greater.
(vi) Unobstructed video surveillance of all designated areas, including all points of entry and exit that shall
be appropriate for the normal lighting conditions of the area under surveillance. The cameras shall be
directed so all areas are captured, including, but not limited to, safes, vaults, and areas where hemp
plant or part thereof is stored, handled, produced, weighed or destroyed. Designated Area shall be in
sufficient lighting during all times of night or day.
(vii) Unobstructed video surveillance of the outside area, dispatch, boundaries, entry and exit points of the
cultivation area and the parking lot, that shall be appropriate for the normal lighting conditions of the
area under surveillance. Cameras shall be angled so as to allow for clear and certain identification of
any person entering or exiting the cultivated area, the immediate surrounding area, and license plates
of vehicles in the parking lot.
(viii) Twenty-four-hour recordings from all video cameras.
(ix) Recordings shall be retained as long as necessary if the licensed cultivator is aware of the loss or theft
of hemp; a pending criminal, civil or administrative investigation; or a legal proceeding for which the
recording may contain relevant information.
(x) A date and time stamp embedded on all video surveillance recordings. The date and time shall be
synchronized and set correctly and shall not significantly obscure the picture.
(xi) Exporting of still images in an industry standard image format, including JPG, BMP and GIF. Exported
video shall have the ability to be archived in a proprietary format that ensures authentication of the
video and guarantees that no alteration of the recorded image has taken place. Exported video shall
also have the ability to be saved in an industry standard format that can be played on a standard
computer operating system.
9I. Delivery and Transportation of hemp (Dried botanical material)
(i) The licensed cultivator or his SPIC or RPIC must handover Dried botanical material to a licensed dealer or
licensed chemist under these rules who has license to manufacture medicinal hemp or preparations
containing manufactured drug in presence of a designated Excise Officer.
(ii) Where the licensed cultivator itself has a license under these rules such that it may be considered a
licensed dealer' or licensed chemist, then it may remove the Dried botanical material from the vault with
written permission of the designated Excise Officer,

(iii) Where no licensed dealer or licensed chemist is available to take-over the Dried botanical material from
the licensed cultivator, then the licensed cultivator may communicate the same to the designated Excise
Officer, who shall forthwith communicate the same to the Collector. Upon such knowledge, the Collector
may require any licensed dealer or chemist to purchase at such price as the Collector may direct any
quantity of such Dried botanical material not exceeding such quantity as the Collector may determine to
be ordinarily used in two months for manufacturing purposes. If the unsold quantity is unreasonably
large, the excess shall be properly sealed and stored carefully in proper environmentally controlled, highly
secured long-term storage, for future use, albeit for long periods of time. The storage of the same shall
be done keeping in mind the ideal conditions required for long term storage of Hemp plant material.

(iv) If a licensed dealer or licensed chemist under these rules obtains Dried botanical material from a licensed
cultivator, then it shall be lawful for him to possess and use the Dried botanical material for manufacture
of medicines under a license issued under these rules.

(v) The licensed cultivator may remove and transport the Dried botanical material to testing or research labs
/ institutions with written pass issued by the designated Excise Officer. A maximum of 5 kg of Dried
botanical material may be permitted to be transported within the state at one time for the purposes of
testing in research labs and institutions.
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(vi) Except as otherwise stipulated under these rule, the licensed cultivator shall not remove the Dried
botanical material from the vault. However, during an emergency such as a natural calamity, the licensee
must have a pre- approved safety and security plan which indicates where the product will be taken in
such a case. This pre-approved security plan shall contain procedure for the re-location of the harvested
product and shall mandate an authorized person to notify, in the manner prescribed, the Excise
department, once product re-location has been implemented and shall also grant the Department-access
to the location where the harvested product has been moved, for inspection of the same.

(vii) In case of export out of India the licensed cultivator or his SPIC or RPIC may deliver and transport dried
botanical material to another country for medicinal, scientific or industrial use, in accordance with rules
made by Government of India under section 9 of the Act.
(viii) A license in Form 6 may be granted for transport and export of Dried botanical material to the licensed
premise of licensed dealer or licensed chemist or approved practitioner by the designated Excise Officer.
For the purpose of issuance of such license, the Dried botanical material shall be treated on par as an
intoxicating substance under any state's Excise Act and licenses for transportation must be obtained from
the recipient State Departments.
9J. Requirements for abuse prevention, security, and record keeping

(i) No person who holds a license to cultivate hemp plant shall allow persons under the age of 18 years
within the licensed area.

(ii) A Visitor's logbook along with establishing identification at time of sign in/sign out shall be mandated and
shall be inspected every two months by the designated Excise Officer.

(iii) Every licensee shall develop and implement a written security plan. At a minimum, the security plan shall
include a description of the security measures to:-
a. prevent access to the premises by unauthorized persons and protect the physical safety of
employees.
b. establishing physical barriers to secure perimeter access and all points of entry into the premises
(such as locking primary entrances with commercial-grade, non-residential door locks, or providing fencing
around the grounds and driveway, and securing any secondary entrances including windows, roofs, or
ventilation systems);
c. at a minimum, licensed premises shall have a digital video surveillance system with a minimum
camera resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The video surveillance system shall be able to effectively and clearly
record images of the area under surveillance.
d. to the extent reasonably possible, all video surveillance cameras shall be installed in a manner that
prevents intentional obstruction, tampering with, or disabling.
(iv) Areas that shall be recorded on the video surveillance system include the following:
a. areas where hemp or hemp products are weighed, packed, stored, quarantined, loaded and unloaded
for transportation.
b. security rooms;
c. areas containing surveillance-system storage devices, which shall contain at least one camera to
record the access points to such an area; and
d. all entrances and exits of the premises.
(v) Each licensee shall keep and maintain the following records related to commercial hemp activity for at
least two years:-
a. financial records including, but not limited to, bank statements, sales invoices, receipts, tax records,
and all records required by the Department.
b. contracts with other licensees regarding commercial hemp activity.
c. nermits. licenses. and other local authorizations to conduct the licensee's commercial hemp activity.
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(vi) All required records shall be prepared and retained in accordance with the following conditions:-
a. records shall be legible; and •
b. records shall be stored in a secured area where the records are protected from debris, moisture,
contamination, hazardous waste, fire, and theft.
(vii) The Department may make any examination of the books and records of any licensee as it deems
necessary to perform its duties under the Act.

(viii) All records are subject to review by the Department during regular business hours or at any other time as
mutually agreed to by the Department and the licensee. Prior notice by the Bureau to review records is
not necessary.

(ix) Records shall be kept in a manner that allows records to be produced for the Department immediately
upon request at the licensed premises in either hard copy or electronic form.

(x) The Excise Commissioner in concurrence with the Collector, shall depute Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) or
Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) or any other officials as it may deem fit for the purpose of any
measurement of licensed area or any kind of site inspection.
9K. The State Government may, by order, prescribe such rules for procurement of cultivated produce
from time to time.
9L. The licensed cultivator, licensed dealer, licensed chemist and licensed manufacturer shall abide
by all the terms and conditions prescribed at rules at 9A to 9J except 9B and also any other
conditions as imposed by State or Central Government from time to time. Failure to comply with
or breach of any one or more terms and conditions shall be punishable under relevant sections of
the Act"
6. After rule 16 (2) of the Principal rules, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:-

"16 (3). Sale by a licensed cultivator:-

Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules,
(i) a licensed cultivator may possess and/or sell dried botanical material to a licensed dealer or licensed
chemist.
(ii) a licensed cultivator may possess and/or export dried botanical material for medicinal, scientific or
industrial use under rules framed under section 9 of the Act."

7. In 'The Schedule' after Form 1 of the Principal rules, the following form shall be inserted; namely:-

"FORM. 1-A"

[See rule 9B]

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF LICENSE FOR HEMPPLANT CULTIVATION FOR MEDICINAL,

SCIENTIFIC OR INDUSTRIAL USE

Crop year : .
1. Name of the applicant .
2. Father's Name: .
Or
Name· of Directors: ..
3. Place of residence: .
and
Registered office address:
ti

4. Address of the plot of land in which hemp plant is to be cultivated including its GPS Co-ordinates and size
..................................................................................................................................
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5. If the entire plot of land is not to be cultivated, then number of hectare to be cultivated ..
6. If hemp has been cultivated on the plot before by the applicant, please provide details of number of
hectares under cultivation .
7. Whether the plot is in the name of the applicant as per revenue records. If not, in whose name?
mamas#mitts#trittt#miss#ta

8. Whether the plot specified in (4) has irrigation facilities (kind of irrigation facilities available, i.e., well, tube
well, etc., '. ; .
9. Area required for hemp plant cultivation.................The licensed area for cultivation of hemp plant is
continuous and in a single block. It is not scattered.
10. Whether the applicant cultivated the hemp plant in the past, (Yes/No) if so, the latest year
in which he cultivated hemp plant •
11. Whether the applicant was ever proscribed from cultivation of hemp plant or was de-licensed. If so, the
year and the reason(s) in detail ..
12. If the cultivation of hemp plant is being undertaken under an arrangement with a private party, such that
the entire harvest will be delivered to the private party, then attach copy of letter of consent from the private
party and the license in Form 2, 2-A or 3 of the private party to manufacture medicines from hemp.

I hereby certify that the particulars shown above are correct and the land in which hemp plant is to be
cultivated is free from litigation.

I hereby undertake that I shall put in place and meet all security requirements and norms as may be
prescribed from time to time.

I undersigned hereby undertake that in the event of any violation of general terms and conditions, I shall
bear the loss, damage, penalties, debts and liabilities incurred.

Signature /Thumb-impression of applicant/ applicant' director

(

(To be completed by the District Excise Officer)

A. Performance of the cultivator during the preceding crop year.

Crop year Area licensed ..

Area measured Area harvested ..

Average yield ..

B. Whether the cultivator has ever been proscribed on account of excess cultivation and violation of

Departmental instructions, etc., if so the particulars thereof.

Signature (designated Excise Officer).

The particulars above recorded by the designated Excise Officer have been verified by me. The cultivator is
eligible/ineligible for grant of a license.

Signature (District Excise Officer).

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List of documents and information to be enclosed by the applicant along with the application;

1. The applicant's name, its mailing address and phone number in India and, if applicable, its fax number
and electronic mail address;
2. The applicant's date of birth or, in the case of a corporation, cooperative or partnership, the names and
dates of birth of all of its officers, directors and partners, as the case may be;
3. In the case of a corporation or cooperative or partnership, a copy of the certificate of incorporation or
other relevant documentation, and, in the case of a corporation, cooperative or partnership, a copy of
corporation's ROC filings
4. Copy of map showing the location of the site in terms of its legal description and Global Positioning
System Co-ordinates,

5. A statement that the applicant is the owner of the land to be usedfor the cultivation or a statement,
signed by the owner of the land, indicating that he or she has consented to that use,
6. Documentary proof that the applicant has been operational in research and development, cultivation of
hemp plant, or manufacture of medicines containing hemp in India either by way of partnership
agreement with an appropriate state or central government funded scientific institution such as Council of
Scientific & Industrial Research - Indian Institute of Integrated Medicine or Council of Scientific &
Industrial Research - National Botanical Research Institute or has, after satisfying the mandatory
regulatory compliances provided under the respective Acts, obtained the requisite licenses from the
competent government departments for the operation and manufacture of manufactured drugs
containing Hemp under either of the systems of Indian Medicine.
7. Global Positioning System Co-ordinates of licensed area.
8. Details and photos of storage facility (Vault);
9. Management statement on medicinal or scientific objective behind hemp cultivation, storage and financial
situation.
-10. Photographs of on-field/ on-site testing facility to test the potency of the hemp flower, or copy of
agreement with a private third party testing facility as approved by the Excise Commissioner or with an
appropriate state or central government funded scientific institution such as Council of Scientific &
Industrial Research - Indian Institute of Integrated Medicine or Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
- National Botanical Research Institute to test the potency of the hemp flower.
11. Submit a security plan.
12. Submit a floor plan. The floor plan shall show all storage, disposal, cultivation and production areas and
clearly showing restricted and designated areas.
13. Submit Standard operating procedures of Hemp plant for cultivation, production, packaging, labelling,
distribution, storage, sampling, and recycling."

8. In 'The Schedule' in Form 2 to the Principal rules, Condition IV, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"IV. He shall obtain his supplies of drug from a licensed cultivator in Manipur or from a licensed dealer in
Manipur or from a dealer licensed under the corresponding rules for the time being in force in any other part
of India or by manufacture from drugs which he is lawfully entitled to possess subject to the provisions of the
rules and conditions of this license. The licensee shall not receive or have in his possession drugs otherwise
obtained. In the case of imports of manufactured drugs other than prepared opium and of preparations
containing manufactured drugs from any part of India outside Manipur, the licensee shall first apply to the
Excise Commissioner stating the name and address of the firm from which he wishes to purchase the drugs,
the description of the drugs with their bulk weight and drug contents and obtains a permit before the indents
are made for the drugs."

9. In 'The Schedule' in Form 3, to the Principal rules Condition IV, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"IV. He shall obtain his supplies of drug from a licensed cultivator in Manipur or from a licensed dealer in
Manipur or from a dealer licensed under the corresponding rules for the time being in force in any other part
 14

of India or by manufacture from drugs which he is lawfully entitled to possess subject to the provisions of the
rules and conditions of this license. The licensee shall not receive or have in his possession drugs otherwise
obtained. In the case of imports of manufactured drugs other than prepared opium and of preparations
containing manufactured drugs from any part of India outside Manipur, the licensee shall first apply to the
Excise Commissioner stating the name and address of the firm from which he wishes to purchase the drugs,
the description of the drugs with their bulk weight and drug contents and obtains a permit before the indents
are made for the drugs."

10. In 'The Schedule' after Form 2 to the Principal rules, the following forms shall be inserted, namely:-

"FORM. 2-A"

[See Rule 9A]

LICENSE TO CULTIVATE HEMP PLANT FOR

MEDICINAL, SCIENTIFIC OR INDUSTRIAL USE

District Div{sion ..

Validity From To ..

Full Name of Residential address / License Area Plot No. as GPS co- Date of
the licensee Registered Office address Number Licensed per revenue ordinates issue
records

Signature and seal of the Excise Commissioner

ENDORSEMENT

........................
Area measured Signature of designated Excise Officer
(pre-cultivation)

........................
Area cultivated Signature of designated Excise Officer

••••••••••••••••••••••••
Area harvested Signature of designated Excise Officer
-· -
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"FORM. 2AA"

[See Rule 6(i)]

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF LICENSE TO MANUFACTURER OF DRUG/PRODUCTS FROM

MEDICINAL HEMP, ITS POSSESSION AND SALE

1. Name of the manufacturer and address: .

2. Details of license/s and validity and names of drugs manufactured in own premises
...................................................................................
3. Details of Registration/UdyogAdhar .
4. Registered office address: .
5. Details of past production /manufacturing of drug/products from medicinal hemp, if any
6. Details of research and development agreement withappropriate State Central Government or
scientific and medical institutions:
7. Details of license to manufacture drugs issued by Drug licensing authority under Drugs and Cosmetics
Act, 1940:

8. Details of approved in-house laboratory accredited by Drugs Controller General of India:

9. Whether qualified for Good manufacturing practices (GMP):

10. Names of approved technical staff (section wise):

11. Details of annual turnover:

12. Registered Plant layout:

I hereby certify that the particulars shown above are correct.

I hereby undertake that I shall put in place and meet all security requirements and norms as may be
prescribed from time to time.

I undersigned hereby undertake that in the event of any violation of general terms and conditions, I shall
bear the loss, damage, penalties, debts and liabilities incurred.

Signature /Thumb-impression of applicant/ applicant' director

(To be completed by the District Excise Officer)

The particular above along with the documents submitted by the applicant are verified by me and found in
accordance.

Signature (designated Excise Officer).

The particulars above recorded by the designated Excise Officer have been verified by me. The cultivator is
eligible/ineligible for grant of a license.

Signature (District Excise Officer).

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List of documents and information to be enclosed by the applicant along yith the application:

1. The applicant's name, its mailing address and phone number in India and, if applicable, its fax number and
electronic mail address;
2. The applicant's date of birth or, in the case of a corporation, cooperative or partnership, the names and dates
of birth of all of its officers, directors and partners, as the case may be;
3. In the case of a corporation or cooperative or partnership, a copy of the certificate of incorporation or other
relevant documentation, and, in the case of a corporation, cooperative or partnership, a copy of corporation's
ROC filings
4. Management statement on medicinal or scientific objective behind hemp cultivation, storage and financial
situation.
5. Submit a floor plan. The floor plan shall show all storage, disposal, cultivation and production areas and
clearly showing restricted and designated areas.
6. Submit Standard operating procedures of production, packaging, labelling, distribution, storage, sampling and
recycling of drug/products from medicinal Hemp plant.
7. Documentary proof that the applicant has been operational in research and development, cultivation of hemp
plant, or manufacture of medicines containing hemp in India either by way of partnership agreement with an
appropriate state or central government funded scientific institution such as Council of Scientific & Industrial
Research - Indian Institute of Integrated Medicine or Council of Scientific & Industrial Research - National
Botanical Research Institute or has, after satisfying the mandatory regulatory compliances provided under the
respective Acts, obtained the requisite licenses from the competent government departments for the
operation and manufacture of manufactured drugs containing Hemp under either of the systems of Indian
Medicine.
8. It shall be lawful to manufacture medicinal hemp or any preparations containing manufactured drug made
from hemp, subject to such restrictions and requirements as may be prescribed by these rules and any such
restrictions or requirement as may be issued by the Excise Commissioner in writing in form of supplementary
instructions from time to time.

9. An entity seeking License as a "Licensed Manufacturer", in addition to satisfying the mandatory regulatory
compliances provided under the respective Acts, should have research and development agreement with
appropriate State or Central Government scientific and medical institutions such as Indian Council of Medical
Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science
Technology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Indian Institute of Technology, Al! India Institute of
Medical Sciences etc.

10.A licensed manufacturer subject to the conditions of his license, manufacture medicinal hemp or any
preparation containlTlg manufactured drug made from hemp, from materials which he is lawfully entitled to
possess.

11.The licensed manufacturer shall have a license to manufacture drug from medicinal hemp from appropriate
Drug Licensing Authority under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

12.lt has in-house laboratory approved by the appropriate Central or State Government authorities or tie-up with
external third-party National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratory accredited and Drugs
Controller General of India approved laboratory to test samples of the drug produced;

13.It has Good manufacturing practice (GMP) infrastructure for the Schedule 1 drug substances classified under
the Drugs and Cosmetic Act and NDPS Act and approved by the appropriate Indian and international
regulatory authorities such as Drugs Controller General of India, World Health Organisation, United States -
Food and Drug Administration etc.) for production of drugs from the cultivated crop, and the extraction
methodologies may include but not be limited to solvent based or super-critical extraction setup.

14.It has engaged individuals for Research and Development with master or doctorate degrees in the basic
sciences and graduates of professional degree programs, graduates and postgraduates in the field of medical
 17

sciences of both Allopathy and AYUSH Systems of Medicine and graduates of health sciences, pharmaceuticals
sciences and public health programs, and dual- or multiple-degree holders."

15.0n receipt of the application, the Collector shall make such enquiries as may be deemed necessary and, if he
is satisfied, he may grant a license to the applicant on payment of a fee of rupees ten thousand only per
year for each license for a period of ten years.

"FORM 2-B"

[See Rule 6(iii)]

LICENSE GRANTED TO A MANUFACTURER OF DRUG/PRODUCTS FROM MEDICINAL HEMP,

ITS POSSESSION AND SALE

Name of licensee .

Description of the person licensed ..

Registered Address ..

Address of the place of business .

The person described above is hereby authorized by the Excise Commissioner to manufacture, process and
sell, manufactured drugs/ products derived from medicinal hemp from the date of this license to the ..
day of ......... 20... subject to the following conditions:

tr-it

Signature and seal of the Excise Commissioner

Conditions of License

1. The licensee shall cultivate hemp plant only for production of hemp for medicinal end-use or scientific use
over the area of land and the plot(s) specified in the license in accordance with these Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances (Manipur) Rules, 1986.

2. The land in which hemp plant will be cultivated shall be free from litigation.

3. The licensee shall ensure that the activities authorised by the license remain under the licensee's control
at all times

4. If the licensee becomes aware of the unauthorised use or supply (or proposed unauthorised use or
supply) of hemp plant cultivated by him or any part of the hemp plant cultivated by him, the licensee
must immediately inform an Excise Officer, not below the rank of an Excise Sub-Inspector, about the
unauthorised use or supply (or proposed unauthorised use or supply).

5. The licensee must take all necessary steps to ensure that the hemp plant has been, or is intended to be,
cultivated under the license is not at risk of being used for an unlawful purpose.

6. The licensee shall get his daily collections of green biomass obtained from the crop weighed and affix his
signature/thumb-impressions against each entry in the records, and shall submit to preliminary
weighments carried out to the designated Excise Officer from time to time.

7. The licensee shall comply with the designated Excise Officer's directions for weighments of dried biomass
from time to time and shall pay for botanical material the price fixed by the State Government for that
crop year.
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8. The licensee shall hand-over the Dried botanical material either himself or through any person authorised
by him after its weighment by designated Excise Officer to a licensed tor licensed chemist under the Rules
in the presence of the designated Excise Officer.

9. The final payment for Dried botanical material delivered by the licensee shall be made at appropriate time
fixed by the designated Excise Officer or any other officer authorised in this behalf.

10. If the licensee illegally retains, embezzles, causes theft or spoilage or intentional damage or otherwise
illegally disposes of any part of the hemp plant, be it Dried botanical material, Green botanical material or
both, he shall be liable to be prosecuted as per the provisions of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1985.

11. The license may be withheld or cancelled at any time if any fact is revealed against the licensee which
makes him ineligible for grant of the license.

12. The licensee shall comply with the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985,
the Rules framed there under and any order issued by the competent authorities of the Excise
Department from time to time.

13. The licensee shall be punishable under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1985 for any breach of the conditions of the license.

14. The licensee shall comply with the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985,
the Rules framed there under and any order issued by the competent authorities of the Excise
Department from time to time.

15. The licensee shall forthwith intimate the designated Excise Officer of any material change to the
information provided in relation to the license.

16. Any amendment to the license may be carried upon making an application to, and at the discretion of, the
Excise Commissioner.

17. The licensee shall co-operate with an on-ground designated excise officer at all times when the
designated excise officer is exercising his or her powers in relation to the licensee.

18. The licensee shall inform the designated Excise Officer immediately if the licensee, or any of its directors,
is convicted of any drug related offence."

"FORM. 2BB"

[See Rule 6(i)]

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF LICENSE TO CHEMIST FOR POSSESSION AND SALE OF

DRUG/PRODUCTS FROM MEDICINAL HEMP

1. Name of the chemist and shop a,<;ldress: :·.

2. Details of license/s and validity' ...............•................................................................. ''
3, Details of Registration....................................................................................
4. Details and photos of storage facility (Vault):
5. Details of technical staff:
6. GST Registration details:

I hereby certify that the particulars shown above are correct.

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I hereby undertake that I shall put in place and meet all security requirements and norms as may be
prescribed from time to time.

I undersigned hereby undertake that in the event of any violation of general terms and conditions, I shall
bear the loss, damage, penalties, debts and liabilities incurred.

Signature /Thumb-impression of applicant/ applicant' director

(To be completed by the District Excise Officer)

The particular above along with the documents submitted by the applicant are verified by me and found in
accordance.

Signature (designated Excise Officer).

The particulars above recorded by the designated Excise Officer have been verified by me. The cultivator is
eligible/ineligible for grant of a license.

Signature........................... (District Excise Officer).

List of documents and information to be enclosed by the applicant along with the application:

1. The applicant's name, its mailing address and phone number in India and, if applicable, its fax number
and electronic mail address;
2. The applicant's date of birth or, in the case of a corporation, cooperative or partnership, the names and
dates of birth of all of its officers, directors and partners, as the case may be;
3. In the case of a corporation or cooperative or partnership, a copy of the certificate of incorporation or
other relevant documentation, and, in the case of a corporation, cooperative or partnership, a copy of
corporation's ROC filings
4. Management statement on medicinal or scientific objective, storage
and financial situation.
5. Submit a floor plan. The floor plan shall show all storage, disposal areas and clearly showing restricted and
designated areas.
6. Submit Standard operating procedures of marketing and selling of drug/products from medicinal Hemp
plant.

7. A licensed chemist may, subject to the conditions of his license, preparation containing manufactured
- drug made from hemp, from materials which he is lawfully entitled to possess.
%

8. The licensed chemist, as the case may be, shall have a license from appropriate Drug Licensing Authority
under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

9. On receipt of the application, the Collector shall make such enquiries as may be deemed necessary and,
if he is satisfied, he may grant a license to the applicant on payment of a fee of rupees ten thousand
only per year for each license for a period of ten years.
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"FORM. 2-c"

[See Rule 6]

LICENSE GRANTED TO CHEMIST FOR POSSESSION AND SALE OF DRUG/PRODUCTS FROM

MEDICINAL HEMP

Name of licensee .

Description of the person licensed ..

Home address of the licensee.: .

License Number .

Registered shop address .

District Division .

Validity From .To ..

The person described above is hereby authorised by the Excise Commissioner to possess and sale,
manufactured drugs/products derived from medicinal hemp from the date of license of this license to
the day of 20 subject to the following conditions:

Signature and seal of the Excise Commissioner

ENDORSEMENT

Residential address / Registered Office address ••••••••••••••••••••••••

Signature of designated Excise Officer

f;

tat#ta

Shop number as per revenue records Signature of designated Excise Officer

Conditions of License
1. The licensee shall sell production of hemp for medicinal end-use or scientific use in accordance with these
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Manipur) Rules, 1986.
t

2. If the licensee becomes aware of the unauthorised use or supply (or proposed unauthorised use or
supply) medicine obtained from hemp plant by him or any one of his subordinate staff, the licensee must
immediately inform an Excise Officer, not below the rank of an Excise Sub-Inspector, about the
unauthorised use or supply (or proposed unauthorised use or supply).

3. The licensee must take all necessary steps to ensure that the drug/products from medicinal hemp under
the license is not at risk being used for an unlawful purpose.

4. The licensee shall get daily stock entry in the records, and shall submit records to the designated Excise
Officer from time to time.
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5. The licensee shall comply with the designated Excise Officer's directions.

6. The license may be withheld or cancelled at any time if any fact is revealed against the licensee which
makes him ineligible for grant of the license.

7. The licensee shall comply with the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985,
the Rules framed there under and any order. issued by the competent authorities of the Excise
Department from time to time.

8. The licensee shall be punishable under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1985 for any breach of the conditions of the license.

9. The licensee shall comply with the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985,
the Rules framed there under and any order issued by the competent authorities of the Excise
Department from time to time.

10. The licensee shall forthwith intimate the designated Excise Officer of any material change to the
information provided in relation to the license.

11. Any amendment to the license may be carried upon making an application to, and at the discretion of, the
Excise Commissioner.

12. The licensee shall co-operate with an on-ground designated excise officer at all times when the
designated excise officer is exercising his or her powers in relation to the licensee.

13. The licensee shall inform the designated Excise Officer immediately if the licensee, or any of its staff, is
convicted of any drug related offence."

"FORM. 2CC"

[See Rule 6(i)]

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF LICENSE TO DEALERSHIP FOR POSSESSION AND SALE OF

DRUG/PRODUCTS FROM MEDICINAL HEMP

1. Name of the dealership and registered address:

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••·••·••·•····•······
2. Details of license/s and validity .
3. Details of Registration .
4. Details and photos of storage facility (Vault):
5. Details of technical staff:
- 6. GST Registration details:
7. Whether is retail or wholesale:

I hereby certify that the particulars shown above are correct.

I hereby. undertake that I shall put in place and meet all security requirements and norms as may be
prescribed from time to time.

I undersigned hereby undertake that in the event of any violation of general terms and conditions, I shall
bear the loss, damage, penalties, debts and liabilities incurred.

Signature /Thumb-impression of applicant / applicant' director

 (To be completed by the District Excise Officer)

The particular above along with the documents submitted by the applicant are verified by me and found in
accordance.

Signature......................... (Designated Excise Officer).

The particulars above recorded by the designated Excise Officer have been verified by me. The cultivator is
eligible/ineligible for grant of a license.

Signature (District Excise Officer).

list of documents and information to be enclosed by the applicant along with the application;

1. The applicant's name, its mailing address and phone number in India and, if applicable, its fax number
and electronic mail address;
2. The applicant's date of birth or, in the case of a corporation, cooperative or partnership, the names and
dates of birth of all of its officers, directors and partners, as the case may be;
3. In the case of a corporation or cooperative or partnership, a copy of the certificate of incorporation or
other relevant documentation, and, in the case of a corporation, cooperative or partnership, a copy of
corporation's ROC filings
4. A statement that the applicant is the owner of the building to be used for the storing products of
medicinal Hemp or signed by the owner of the building, indicating that he or she has consented to the use
of building for storage facility for products of medicinal hemp,
5. Documentary proof that the applicant has been operational and has, after satisfying the mandatory
regulatory compliances provided under the respective Acts, obtained the requisite licenses from the
competent government departments as dealership for the operation and manufacture of manufactured
drugs containing Hemp under either of the systems of Indian Medicine.
6. Details and photos of storage facility (Vault);
7. Management statement on medicinal or scientific objective behind hemp dealership and financial
situation.
8. Submit a security plan.
9. Submit a floor plan. The floor plan shall show all storage, disposal, cultivation and production areas and
clearly showing restricted and designated areas.
10. Submit Standard operating procedures of medicinal products from Hemp plant.

8. In 'The Schedule' in Form 2 to the Principal rules, Condition IV, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"IV. He shall obtain his supplies of drug from a licensed cultivator in Manipur or from a licensed dealer in
Manipur or from a dealer licensed under the corresponding rules for the time being in force in any other part
of India or by manufacture from drugs which he is lawfully entitled to possess subject to the provisions of the
rules and conditions of this license. The licensee shall not receive or have in his possession drugs otherwise
obtained. In the case of imports of manufactured drugs other than prepared opium and of preparations
containing manufactured drugs from any part of India outside Manipur, the licensee shall first apply to the
Excise Commissioner stating the name and address of the firm from which he wishes to purchase the drugs,
the description of the drugs with their bulk weight and drug contents and obtains a permit before the indents
are made for the drugs."
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9. In 'The Schedule' in Form 3, to the Principal rules Condition IV, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"IV. He shall obtain his supplies of drug from a licensed cultivator in Manipur or from a licensed dealer in
Manipur or from a dealer licensed under the corresponding rules for the time being in force in any other part
of India or by manufacture from drugs which he is lawfully entitled to possess subject to the provisions of the
rules and conditions of this license. The licensee shall not receive or have in his possession drugs otherwise
obtained. In the case of imports of manufactured drugs other than prepared opium and of preparations
containing manufactured drugs from any part of India outside Manipur, the licensee shall first apply to the
Excise Commissioner stating the name and address of the firm from which he wishes to purchase the drugs,
the description of the drugs with their bulk weight and drug contents and obtains a permit before the indents
are made for the drugs."

"FORM. 2D"

[See Rule 6]

LICENSE GRANTED FOR DEALERSHIP FOR POSSESSION AND SALE OF DRUGS/PRODUCTS FROM
MEDICINAL HEMP

Name of licensee .

Description of the person licensed .

Office/firm address .

Home address of the licensee ..

License Number .

District Division .

Validity From .To ..

¥

The person described above is hereby authorised by the Excise Commissioner to possess and sale,
manufactured drugs/products derived from medicinal hemp from the date of license of this license to
the day of 20 subject to the following conditions:

Signature and seal of the Excise Commissioner

ENDORSEMENT

Residential address / Registered Office address

••••••••••••••••••••••••
Signature of designated Excise Officer
C

Conditions of License

1. The licensee shall sell production of hemp for medicinal end-use or scientific use in accordance with these
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Manipur) Rules, 1986.
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2. If the licensee becomes aware of the unauthorised use or supply (or proposed unauthorised use or
supply) medicine obtained from hemp plant by him or any one of his subordinate staff, the licensee must
immediately inform an Excise Officer, not below the rank of an Excise Sub-Inspector, about the
unauthorised use or supply (or proposed unauthorised use or supply).

3. The licensee must take all necessary steps to ensure that the drug/products from medicinal hemp under
the license is not at risk being used for an unlawful purpose.

4. The licensee shall get daily stock entry in the records, and shall submit records to the designated Excise
Officer from time to time.

5. The licensee shall comply with the designated Excise Officer's directions.

6. The license may be withheld or cancelled at any time if any fact is revealed against the licensee which
makes him ineligible for grant of the license.

7. The licensee shall comply with the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985,
the Rules framed there under and any order issued by the competent authorities of the Excise
Department from time to time.

8. The licensee shall be punishable under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1985 for any breach of the conditions of the license.

9. The licensee shall comply with the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985,
the Rules framed there under and any order issued by the competent authorities of the Excise
Department from time to time.

10. The licensee shall forthwith intimate the designated Excise Officer of any material change to the
information provided in relation to the license.

11. Any amendment to the license may be carried upon making an application to, and at the discretion of, the
Excise Commissioner.

12. The licensee shall co-operate with an on-ground designated excise officer at all times when the
designated excise officer is exercising his or her powers in relation to the licensee.

13. The licensee shall inform the designated Excise Officer immediately if the licensee, or any of its staff, is
convicted of any drug related offence."

14. In 'The Schedule' after Form 4 to the principal rules, the following form shall be inserted, namely:-
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"FORM. 5"
[See Rule 9F (ii) & (vii)]

RECORD OF HARVESTMENT OF HEMP PLANT

DATE WISE RECORDS OF GREEN BOTANICAL MATERIAL TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE LICENSEE
Batch No. Date Time Weight in Kg Remarks after surprise inspection by the
designated Excise Officer, if any

RECORDS OF DRIED BOTANICAL MATERIAL TO BE MAINTAINED BY LICENSEE AFTER

WEIGHMENTS BY DESIGNATED EXCISE OFFICER

Batch Date Time Weight in Signature of Licensee authorized Signature of the designated
No. Kg representative Excise Officer

i
FINAL RECORD OF DRIED BOTANICAL MATERIAL
HARVESTED BY THE LICENSEE DURING THE CROP YEAR

Total weight of Dried Total area approved for Average yield of Dried botanical
botanical material in kg cultivation in hectares material in kg per hectare

By order and in the name of the Governor of Manipur.

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"FORM. 6"
[See Rule 9I (viii)]

DELIVERY AND TRANSPORTATION OF HEMP (DRIED BOTANICAL MATERIAL)

TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE LICENSEE

(To be forwarded to the Excise Inspector of the area from where transportation will be done)

Serial No •
, , \
Date .

Shri/Sarvashri is/are hereby authorized to transport the

portion of the industrial hemp from to whose
detailed description is as follows:

Details /description of the vehicle being used for transportation .

Details of the part /portion of the vehicle being used for transportation ..

No. of bundle, sacks, cutting .

Total weight .

The pass is given for cultivation of industrial hemp plant under the "Policy for promotion of
cultivation, harvesting, manufacturing and use of hemp for medicinal and scientific purposes"
notified by the Government of Manipur vide Notification No.6/8/2019-FD(EXCISE) dated 14
December, 2020.

Parcel will not be broken in transit.

The pass will be valid from date to ..

Signature and seal of the designated Excise Officer.

By orders in the name of Governor

REHANUDDIN CHOUDHURY,
Joint Secretary (Home),
Government of Manipur.