Pokhara, July 9 -- Nepal's Gandaki Province Assembly on Thursday unanimously endorsed a Bill legalising the cultivation of marijuana for medicinal and industrial purposes, paving the way for regulated farming and commercial production of cannabis in the province.

The Bill, titled "Bill related to management of regulation of marijuana farming for medicinal and industrial purposes", was presented by Gandaki Province Minister of Industry and Tourism Yasodha Rimal.

It had earlier undergone discussions and amendments in the Provincial Assembly's Finance and Development Committee before being tabled in the House.

Announcing the passage of the Bill, Gandaki Province Assembly Speaker Krishna Prasad Dhital declared that all proposed amendments ...