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The next step was to start heading North to the Himalayas, where the ganja grows wild. In Himachal Pradesh, the Himalayan state of India, there are whole villages dedicated to growing marijuana. In November, these hills get covered in snow, so the final season to make hash is towards the end of October (which is when I went). By the way, just because it hasn’t started snowing yet, doesn’t mean it isn’t freezing up there in October. These villages aren’t places you can reach by road either – they are reachable only by foot. The first leg of the journey is a 6 km steep uphill climb to the village of Malana. The entire way up, ganja grows wild on the side of the path, on the hills, between rocks and just about everywhere. For a marijuana lover, this part of the world is a feast for the senses.
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