Kathmandu. Santosh Bista, a candidate from the Progressive Democratic Party (PrLoPa) for Makwanpur-2, has made cannabis cultivation his primary election agenda. Bista presented this agenda to the voters of Constituency No. 2 during his election campaign. He stated that since the main problem for farmers in Makwanpur-2 is cannabis cultivation, it should be brought under the legal framework and legalized.“Here, our farmers cultivate cannabis. It has been scientifically proven that cannabis is used for its medicinal properties. But here, people are being harassed under the guise of it being a banned narcotic,” he said. “The state arrests and jails at...