What Drives Malana’s Simple Economy?

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00:00Milana is famous for cultivating a type of cannabis that bears its name, Milana Cream,

00:06one of the region's main sources of income.

00:11Yet this crop brings not only legal challenges but also social consequences.

00:15Children and young boys, sadly, have become involved in supplying and selling drugs in

00:19Milana.

00:20Families that live here believe that people fall into drug addiction at a young age.

00:33The village is very small, so education is poor, and only a few of the villagers can read

00:41or write.

00:42Still, we live a simple life by farming the land, welcoming travelers, sharing stories

00:48by the fire, laughing together and finding happiness.

00:52In the quiet rhythm of our day, guest houses can be opened, but not inside Milana.

00:59I studied until the tenth grade, yet family troubles forced me to stop.

01:04According to our culture, we no longer take outside jobs.

01:08We follow Rishi's path, growing vegetables, tending apple trees, gathering herbs from

01:14the forest.

01:16This work is inherited from our ancestors.

01:19This is the rhythm of our lives.

01:22It keeps us close to our land, to our mountain, and to the silence that protects us, and collecting

01:28herbs from the forest.

01:30This is how we earn our living.