Nepal Could End Prohibition After 50 Years
- 2 years ago
Home to legendary #Royal Nepalese temple hashish balls and other #exotic #delicacies, #Nepal could soon return to its former glory, with new legislation to legalize cannabis and new intentions. Nepal’s pool of #cannabis advocates now include people living with #HIV and other conditions who not only want cannabis, but need it.
Nepal’s top officials signaled that legislation is underway to repeal Nepal’s ban on cannabis.
“It is not justifiable that a poor country like ours has to treat cannabis as a drug,” Nepal’s Health #Minister Birodh Khatiwada told Agence #France- #Presse (AFP) on April 29. “Our people are being punished … and our corruption increases because of #smuggling as we follow decisions of developed countries that are now doing as they please.”
That’s not the only reason for cannabis reform in Nepal. Just like any other country, a growing body of #advocates are turning to cannabis for its healing properties above anything else. “It is a medicine,” said cannabis activist Rajiv #Kafle, who is living with HIV, and uses cannabis for medical reasons. HIV can lead to wasting #syndrome, which is the loss of #appetite. One of cannabis’s most prominent side effects is the #munchies, being a powerful appetite-inducer.
“So many patients are using it, but they are forced to do it illegally,” Kafle said. “They can get caught anytime.” The Associated Press reported on #October 11, #2021 that campaigners introduced a bill in #Parliament, seeking to again legalize the #farming, use, and #export of cannabis as more countries allow its #medicinal and #recreational use.
Kafle was among the top advocates beating the drum of cannabis reform in Nepal. It’s a reminder of how HIV was a driving force for the first statewide medical cannabis laws in the #US as well.
Distributed by: Cannabis Broadcast Station/ Infinity Broadcast Network
http://www.cannabisbroadcaststation.com
Nepal’s top officials signaled that legislation is underway to repeal Nepal’s ban on cannabis.
“It is not justifiable that a poor country like ours has to treat cannabis as a drug,” Nepal’s Health #Minister Birodh Khatiwada told Agence #France- #Presse (AFP) on April 29. “Our people are being punished … and our corruption increases because of #smuggling as we follow decisions of developed countries that are now doing as they please.”
That’s not the only reason for cannabis reform in Nepal. Just like any other country, a growing body of #advocates are turning to cannabis for its healing properties above anything else. “It is a medicine,” said cannabis activist Rajiv #Kafle, who is living with HIV, and uses cannabis for medical reasons. HIV can lead to wasting #syndrome, which is the loss of #appetite. One of cannabis’s most prominent side effects is the #munchies, being a powerful appetite-inducer.
“So many patients are using it, but they are forced to do it illegally,” Kafle said. “They can get caught anytime.” The Associated Press reported on #October 11, #2021 that campaigners introduced a bill in #Parliament, seeking to again legalize the #farming, use, and #export of cannabis as more countries allow its #medicinal and #recreational use.
Kafle was among the top advocates beating the drum of cannabis reform in Nepal. It’s a reminder of how HIV was a driving force for the first statewide medical cannabis laws in the #US as well.
Distributed by: Cannabis Broadcast Station/ Infinity Broadcast Network
http://www.cannabisbroadcaststation.com