Nepal ganja campaign seeks return of Himalayan high times
[29.04.2022]
Nepal's marijuana ban could soon be up in smoke, as lawmakers mull a return to the liberal drug policies that once made the Himalayan republic a popu ...
Why is Asia divided on a green light for medical marijuana?
[17.12.2020]
The issue of cannabis legalisation around the world was once again thrust into the spotlight following a vote by the United Nations’ Commission on Na ...
Farmers in western Makwanpur return to marijuana farming due to pandemic-induced poverty
[11.09.2020]
Farmers in rural municipalities in western Makwanpur district have started cultivating marijuana since the harvest in their maize and millet fields t ...
Nepal lawmakers seek to legalize growing, using marijuana
[10.02.2020]
Ruling party lawmakers have proposed legalizing marijuana in Nepal, where it has been used for generations and was famed during the counterculture '6 ...
Not Malana cream; Nepalese charas sells in Himachal
[23.09.2019]
The increase in cases of charas seizure in Himachal, especially in Kullu, despite police and state government running several programmes to destroy t ...
Green gold rush: Thailand, Malaysia race to legalise medical marijuana
[12.11.2018]
Asia has the toughest penalties against drug use and trafficking but the legal landscape is shifting in several countries where cannabis once deemed ...
Push to undo hash ban in Nepal
[14.04.2017]
Marijuana use was always culturally accepted in Nepal, and the cannabis indica plant grows wild across the country. Open sale of marijuana in governm ...
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