NEPAL’S GANDAKI PROVINCE LEGALIZES MEDICAL CANNABIS FARMING AND USE

FILE- In this March 11, 2021, file photo, a Hindu holy man smokes marijuana in the courtyard of Pashupatinath temple during Shivratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File) 2026-08-05T06:46:12Z KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A provincial government in Nepal has legalized farming and use of marijuana for medical use despite a national ban.

Associated Press reports that fILE- In this March 11, 2021, file photo, a Hindu holy man smokes marijuana in the courtyard of Pashupatinath temple during Shivratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The report adds: (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File) 2026-08-05T06:46:12Z KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A provincial government in Nepal has legalized farming and use of marijuana for medical use despite a national ban.

The bill went into effect Monday after it was endorsed by the chief of Gandaki province and allows the farming and medical use of cannabis, said Prabin Poudyal, spokesman for the office of the Chief of Gandaki Province.

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