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How the Drug War Destroyed a Hippie Paradise in Kathmandu

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Nixon's pursuit of draft-dodgers and pot smokers fueled the communist ideology it was trying to contain. ____ Full story text and links:  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Subscribe to our podcast at Apple Podcasts: is the planet's leading source of news, politics, and culture from a libertarian perspective. ____ Whether it's mountaineering or marijuana, trekking to Everest or tripping on LSD, getting as high as you can has always been part of the Nepal tourist experience. In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon tried to nip communism in the bud by destroying a Himalayan hippie Shangri-La. But in stopping the smokers, he sparked a Maoist blowback. As the last country on earth to forbid the sale, cultivation, and consumption of drugs, Nepal promise

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