If you're a fan of Scooby Doo's middle name, Maneka Gandhi is your Prime Ministerial candidate for 2019. The Minister for Women and Child Development came out in support of legalising marijuana during a meeting of a Group of Ministers, who were examining a draft of the National Drug Demand Reduction Policy. But before your Monday gets lit AF in celebration, note that she only supports it for medical purposes. According to the minutes of the meeting, a copy of which is with PTI, Gandhi put forth the proposal to legalise the psychoactive drug for its medicinal properties, particularly for the role it plays in treating cancer.

According to Gandhi, legalising marijuana for medicinal purposes would not only help with treating patients but would also bring down the rate of drug-related crimes. "Some of the developed countries like the US, marijuana has been legalised which ultimately results in less drug abuse," Gandhi was quoted saying.

In addition to her suggestion of legalising medical marijuana, the WCD Minister also stressed on the need to regulate the use of over-the-counter pharmaceutical products containing opioids and opiates, such as painkillers and cough syrups, which are routinely abused as a substitute for the real deal.

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