The vote by the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna on Wednesday to remove cannabis from a list of narcotic drugs paves the way for Nepal to revive the plant’s traditional benefits, and cash in on its export potential.

Nepal’s ambassador to Austria, Prakash Kumar Suvedi, voted for lifting the ban, along with 27 other member states and narrowly defeating the 25 countries in favour of keeping the narcotic tag. There are 53 members in the Commission secretariat, and there was one abstention.

In November, the European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) also ruled that cannabis-based products are not a narcotic, thus opening the possibility of Nepal cashing in on a market in hemp fabric, cannabis oil and other export products.

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