The Country Where Weed Is Legal One Day A Year | The War on Drugs

In Nepal, cannabis isn’t just a plant—it’s sacred. Every year during Shiva Ratri, over a million devotees gather to honor Shiva, the god of creation, by lighting up at Kathmandu’s holiest temple. But outside of this one day a year, cannabis remains illegal—a law rooted in the US‑led War on Drugs, which pressured Nepal to abandon its ancient traditions in the 1970s.