New research estimates crop cultivation would cost $3,177 but earn $10,450 per hectare, for a net profit of $7,273.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu ... holy men and devotees puffed on cannabis smoke, a practice that is normally illegal but is permitted during the Shivaratri festival.

The Armed Police Force (APF) seized two trucks carrying 1,636 kilograms of cannabis from the Mechi Highway in Buddha Shanti Municipality-4, Jhapa.Mahesh Rai from Shahid Bhumi Municipality-4, Dhankuta, ...

About 81% of Nepal's population is Hindu ... who was among those smoking cannabis. "There are multiple uses of marijuana and I really hope in the future that the use of marijuana will be totally ...