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Current Nepalese Legislative Framework, Pharmacology and Chemistry of Medicinal Cannabis: A Comprehensive Review

Biswash Sapkota, Keshav Dhakal, Pratigya Sapkota, Prakash Poudel

Natural Product Communications

A review of medicinal cannabis in Nepal, covering the current legislative framework, botanical and geographical characteristics, pharmacology, chemical composition and formulations, from a search of PubMed, MEDLINE, Europe PMC and Google Scholar. The authors describe cannabis as long significant in Nepal's Ayurvedic and traditional healing, and say Nepal is set to legalise cultivation and consumption for medicinal purposes after years of prohibition.

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DOI10.1177/1934578x261451344

CountryNepal

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2026-05-13 2026-10-15 Current Nepalese Legislative Framework, Pharmacology and Chemistry of Medicinal Cannabis: A Comprehensive Review Journal article Policy and law Biswash Sapkota, Keshav Dhakal, Pratigya Sapkota, Prakash Poudel Natural Product Communications 2026 10.1177/1934578x261451344 https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578x261451344 A review of medicinal cannabis in Nepal, covering the current legislative framework, botanical and geographical characteristics, pharmacology, chemical composition and formulations, from a search of PubMed, MEDLINE, Europe PMC and Google Scholar. The authors describe cannabis as long significant in Nepal's Ayurvedic and traditional healing, and say Nepal is set to legalise cultivation and consumption for medicinal purposes after years of prohibition. Nepal