The cultivation of cannabis can emerge as an election issue in Kullu district. The area has gained notoriety for being a drugs hub but successive governments have made little efforts to help people cultivating cannabis to take up alternative crops.
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livelihood to people in remote villages of the district through MGNREGA but failed to help them take up alternative .
The Chief Ministers statement had raised the expectations of those involved in cannabis cultivation. However, the government could not make any progress in the direction.