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Kathmandu, Nov 1 (IANS) Nepal's Supreme Court on Sunday issued a mandamus order directing the government to establish a regulatory framework for the controlled cultivation and production of cannabis for medicinal, scientific, agricultural, horticultural and industrial purposes.
The court's order could pave the way for the legal cultivation and production of cannabis nearly five decades after Nepal criminalised marijuana cultivat…
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The Supreme Court in Nepal has issued a mandate to the government to make necessary legal arrangements for the cultivation, production, processing, sale and distribution of hemp for medicinal, scientific research and industrial purposes, opening the door for legal recognition of hemp cultivation on the basis of regulation and permission.