Cannabis in India: 5000 Years of History, and What It Actually Does to Your Brain

Featuring: Dr. Sunil M.R, Group Clinical Lead, Cadabam's Hospitals (Host) · Dr. Kishan Anwar, Consultant Psychiatrist at Cadabam's Hospitals (Guest)

Cannabis has been part of Indian culture for over 5,000 years — mentioned in the Atharva Veda as one of five sacred plants alongside peepal, barley, and soma. Today it is also one of the most commonly used and most misunderstood substances among young people in India.

In this episode of Cadabam's Insights, Dr. Kishan Anwar, Consultant Psychiatrist at Cadabam's Hospitals, joins host Dr. Sunil M.R, Group Clinical Lead, Cadabam's Hospitals, to unpack cannabis from every angle: its botanical and cultural history, how it is grown and used in India, the legal distinction between bhang and ganja under the NDPS Act 1985, how cannabis affects the brain's reward and dopamine systems, the line between recreational use and cannabis use disorder, and the clinical reality of cannabis-induced psychosis.

Dr. Kishan Anwar, Consultant Psychiatrist at Cadabam's Hospitals, shares a striking real case: a seventh-grade student who brought cannabis to school, genuinely believing it was simply a herb — like coriander — because his father used it. This episode addresses exactly that confusion, and what parents, schools, and young people need to understand about a substance that is simultaneously ancient, culturally normalised, and clinically serious when misused.

Cannabis use disorder, cannabis-induced psychosis, and the role of spiritual or cultural justification in resisting treatment are all addressed directly — along with what evidence-based treatment for cannabis dependency actually looks like at Cadabam's Hospitals.

About Cadabam's Hospitals

Cadabam's Hospitals is a 33-year psychiatric institution based in Bangalore, Karnataka — operating hospitals at JP Nagar, Whitefield, and Cadabam's Spark Hospital Mysore, with subspecialty care across adult, child, geriatric, addiction, and neuropsychiatry.

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