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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Binaj Gurubacharya

Nepal’s Gandaki province legalizes medical cannabis farming and use

Nepal Marijuana - (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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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