Fact about HASH and Marijuana at FreakStreet.. Around Mid 70s Nepal economic was so flourshing and tourism business was booming. Though Jyoche and Basantapur was infamous among others by name FREAKSTREET, those places where haven for hippies and freak tourist, like as Amsterdam now. Then Hash and Marijuana was legal. The junction around Basantapur used to gathered lots of tourist just for that sake. Nevertheless, inspite of their (hash & marijuana) availibility, society then was decent enough to consider the substances for business but not for consumption. Freakstreet then held the legendary status for pot smokers where they can order a pot without being paranoid about the police. Not just a pot, due to high score of tourist every year, Nepal was getting fame among the westerner for its enriched culture and classic existence . Would have been legal until 90s, I can literally imagine Nepal economic multi better than now it is. Ya swaati could be right, since majority of tourist where americans, Nixon bribe handsome money to king of nepal to stamped HASH and Marijuana illegal. Impact was on economy due to sluggish tourism business. If it was legal as it is now in Amsterdam and Vancouver, Kathmandu would have been paradise...