Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
9A. Power to control and regulate controlled substances.
(1) If the Central Government is of the opinion that, having
regard to the use of any controlled substance in the production or manufacture
of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, it is necessary or expedient so
to do in the public interest, it may, by order, provide for regulating or
prohibiting the production, manufacture, supply and distribution thereof and
trade and commerce therein.
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by
sub-section (1), an order made thereunder may provide for regulating by
licenses, permits or otherwise, the production, manufacture, possession,
transport, import inter-State, export inter-State, sale, purchase, consumption,
use, storage, distribution, disposal or acquisition of any controlled
substance.]