Nepal plans and seeks to legalize cannabis cultivation

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Nepal plans and seeks to legalize cannabis cultivation

Nepalese lawmakers discuss legalization

 Communist Party lawmakers and leader of Nepal want to legalize cannabis in the Himalayan country. Forty-six members of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal have tabled the proposal in parliament to legalize the production and use of cannabis, party lawmaker Birod Khatiwada said on Monday.

“Western countries were the originator of the cannabis ban and are already implementing legalization in their territory,” Nepal lawmakers said, intending to restore their old age and reaffirm growth and legalized cannabis trade, also to improve the economic situation of poor farmers.

He said that the mountainous terrain of the Himalayan country is suitable for this crop and that allowing farmers to cultivate it would be very beneficial for the poor.

"Legalizing marijuana will help poor farmers and since most of the western countries, which were behind its legalization, have already lifted the ban, Nepal should also lift the ban," said Mr. Khatiwada.

The proposal must be debated in Parliament before changes are made to existing laws.

Nepal was famous for its use of cannabis and other narcotics when hippies came to this country in the 60s. Charas has been used in Nepal for generations and has become widely known around the world.

Cannabis has been illegal since 1973

The agriculture, production and trade of cannabis have been banned in Nepal since 1973. Lawmakers say more than 65 countries, including the United States, Canada and Germany, which have led the movement to ban cannabis. marijuana in the 1970s, already legalized it.

Although it is illegal, it is almost freely smoked during the festival of the Hindu god Shiva, which is scheduled for the end of the month.

Government spokesman and Minister of Information and Communications Technology Gokul Baskota said the government had yet to take any action to legalize it but was in the spotlight.

To date, there has been no further discussion of cannabis as an opportunity for Nepal. The Federal Parliament of Nepal must first discuss the current wording of the bill before it can make any changes.

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