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Cannabis smoke fills the air as Nepal marks Shivaratri festival

Posted 2/15/26

Nepal’s Shivaratri festival draws huge crowds to Kathmandu as holy men and devotees openly smoke cannabis as part of worship. Tens of thousands lined up on Sunday at the Pashupatinath, the temple …

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