Caption: Date: 1969 Location: Sahartara, Dolpa Description: Crops growing in fields surrounding the village. The red and white plant is amaranth (Latin: Amaranthus caudatus; Kaike: mashera palma (white) and mashera loma (red); Tibetan: karbo (white) and mashera modo (red); Nepali: marshia). The green plant is marijuana (Latin: Cannabis sativa; Kaike: pachi; Tibetan: paji; Nepali: bhang). The marijuana is used only for its seed oil, needed for cooking. Its hallucinatory properties are known, but it is not used as a drug. Keywords: Jim Fisher, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, agriculture, marijuana processing
