"How the Drug War Destroyed a Hippie Paradise in Kathmandu."

in marijuana •  5 years ago 

Marijuana used to be legal in Nepal until 1973 A.D. In fact, people in America/Europe heard about this little country due to Marijuana and Hashish, which has also been stated in many books and articles.


Here is a nicely curated video on the topic by Todd Krainin.

You can read the full story here: https://reason.com/video/how-the-drug-war-destroyed-a-hippie-paradise-in-kathmandu

Though marijuana is completely illegal since 1973/74, Nepal still has a fine contribution on world Hashish market. Once I read a whole article about fake marijuana and hashish from Nepal, being sold in Europe and America.

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