The Allahabad High Court has observed that "hydroponic weed" is 'cannabis' (Ganja) and that the method used to cultivate it does not alter its legal status under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. It was specifically argued that the distinction between hydroponic weed and conventional ganja was only in the method of cultivation. Hydroponic weed, as it was submitted, is cultivated in artificial conditions using water rather than soil, but it remains cannabis. On this basis, the applicant's case was that the legal quantity threshold applicable to cannabis/ganja should equally govern hydroponic weed. The Court observed that Hydroponic weed is cannabis/Ganja only, but it is grown without soil using a water-based, nutrient-rich solution.