Betel leaves or some tobacco products are not listed as illegal item, but following the COVID 19 pandemic , as the use of tobacco products either in the form of pan betel leaf wrapped supari amd tobacco product along with other intoxicants have been banned by an order of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, issued on April 10, 2020 as it has the tendency to spread the COVID 19 pandemic Source IT News
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