Manali and Drugs
What will you prefer? Hilltop or getting high? Manali offers you both!
By Ira Sarin, Apr 26, 2017
When we hear Manali, the first thing that comes up The unreachable valleys and the lofty mountains in the western Himalayas are happy hunting grounds for the cultivation of cannabis and weed. They are India's biggest drug-producing areas right after Europe.

Fig.134 Manali Trance (2017)
In order to earn a quick buck and in the lure of the drugs, foreigners especially are attracted in large numbers to the unexplored and the non-cultivated areas of Himachal Pradesh where they eventually become a part of the unorganised drug cultivation.
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In the past five years, various foreigners mainly Britons, Israelis, Dutch, Germans, Japanese and Italians, have also been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

Fig.135 Things to do in Manali (2017)
For the poor, it's the most profitable lucrative crop. Despite the efforts of the government to slow down its cultivation, more areas are coming under it every year.
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The Magic Valley in the uppertown of Malana, some 50 km from Kullu town, is known for cultivating 'Malana Cream', a very prized hash that is a purified extract of cannabis, in the West.