The King of Nepal: Life Before the Drug Wars

256 Pages·2010·13.04 MB·English

by  Joseph R. Pietri

The King of Nepal
Life Before the Drug Wars
Joseph Pietri
The King of Nepal: Life Before The Drug Wars
Copyright © 2007, 2010, 2103 Joseph Pietri. All Rights Reserved.
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Pietri, Joseph — Author The King of Nepal: Life Before the Drug Wars—1st ed.
p. cm.
Print (ISBN-13) 978-0-9799886-6-0 (ISBN-10) 0-9799886-6-7
1. Marijuana—Smuggling 2. Counterculture—History. 3. United States—
History. 4. Nepal—History I. Pietri, Joseph. II. Title First Edition
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Publisher’s Foreword
I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a
flower. God put it here. If He put it here and He wants it to grow, what gives the government the right to say
that God is wrong?
— Willie Nelson
Marijuana, cannabis, hemp, weed, ganja, pakalolo, boo … it goes by
many names, and has a long association with mankind. It is one of the
oldest domesticated crops, so much so that there are no true wild
strains, all feral plants have been found to be escapees from
somebody’s garden, sometime, somewhere.
Author Joseph Pietri takes us back to the burgeoning of the hippie
counterculture, amid the energy, excitement and adventure of the
times. Times when you could travel freely in Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Nepal, India and other countries, where you could freely buy, smoke
and consume marijuana … as had been done for millennia.
The King of Nepal chronicles the rise, heyday and demise of the
Hippie Hashish Trail. An adventure that always lead to Nepal, where
the marijuana trade was regulated by the government, giving stability
and income for the locals and an exciting locale for the Westerners
that met, partied, and endeavoured to bring the hashish to the their
friends at home — a good ol‘ boy (and girl) network soon developed.
Many of these travelers embraced the local culture and a vibrant scene
developed in Nepal, Goa, and other places. Then along came, Dick
Nixon’s War on Drugs where Asian governments were paid millions
to make marijuana illegal. Soon the hippies were replaced by heroin-
selling gangsters. Imagine that!
Prohibitions don’t work. Never have. Never will. The current
strictures are not about our health, our children or our community, but
in keeping in place a black-market that creates huge profits giving
“hidden” forces undue influence in our lives. The unconstitutional Drug
War needs to end.
Onwards to the utmost of futures,
Peace,
Kris Millegan
Publisher
TrineDay
4/20/10
Dedication
In memory of the Queen of Nepal, my beloved friend and wife Victoria Anne Wells. 1949-2006.
A pioneer in the Cannabis Industry.