14 November 2022 05:54 pm
State Minister Diana Gamage today said she was extremely happy about the proposal made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to grow Cannabis in Sri Lanka.
“I am very happy that the President has realized the value of this medicinal herb. It is an industry which can provide many employment opportunities. This is why I promoted it. I am hoping to bring in investments worth over two billion dollars through cannabis plantation next year,” Gamage said.
“I made this proposal some time back,” she recalled.
Asked whether she would remain in Parliament when the investments she promised to bring to this country, because of her dual citizenship issue, she said it is a matter in the hands of the judiciary. “I don’t want to talk about the dual citizenship now as the matter lies with the judiciary,” she said. (Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana)