KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A provincial government in Nepal has legalized farming and use of marijuana for medical use despite a national ban. The bill went into effect Monday after it was endorsed by the chief of Gandaki province and allows the farming and medical use of cannabis, said Prabin Poudyal, spokesman for the office of the Chief of Gandaki Province. Farmers will have to get official permission from the provincial authority and are to be closely monitored. The provincial law comes despite a national ban on farming, possession and use of marijuana. Gandaki, one of the Himalayan country’s seven provinces, is home to popular mountains and hiking trails and the resort city of Pokhara.