Freak Street - The Hippie Paradise of the 60s & 70s In the 1960s and 70s, Freak Street (Jhochhen Tole) in Kathmandu became a global hotspot for hippies traveling through the overland “Hippie Trail.” It was called the paradise of hippies because Nepal was one of the few places in the world where cannabis and hashish were legally sold in government-licensed shops. Travelers from the US and Europe flocked here searching for peace, spirituality, cheap living, and free-spirited culture. The word “Fre