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NewsReport10 March 2020

Narcotics Control Bureau figures for cannabis plants destroyed, 2016/17 to 2018/19

Onlinekhabar English, republishing a South Asia Check article, reported that according to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of Nepal Police, police destroyed about 17,762 cannabis plants in the fiscal year 2073/74 (2016/17), about 9,464 in 2074/75 (2017/18) and 198,492 in 2075/76 (2018/19). The article says cannabis grows in kitchen gardens, fields and the wild across Nepal and that people still grow it.

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PlaceNepal

AgencyNarcotics Control Bureau

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2020-03-10 Report Narcotics Control Bureau figures for cannabis plants destroyed, 2016/17 to 2018/19 Onlinekhabar English, republishing a South Asia Check article, reported that according to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of Nepal Police, police destroyed about 17,762 cannabis plants in the fiscal year 2073/74 (2016/17), about 9,464 in 2074/75 (2017/18) and 198,492 in 2075/76 (2018/19). The article says cannabis grows in kitchen gardens, fields and the wild across Nepal and that people still grow it. https://english.onlinekhabar.com/six-things-to-know-about-cannabis-legalisation-in-nepal.html Nepal Narcotics Control Bureau