Gazette soon to legalise cultivation of cannabis: Minister

Suhada malli Wednesday, 06 September 2023 12:48 AM

ISRAEL has a successful export business for medicinal cannabis. Hong Kong developed using the Opium business revenues as well. Thanamalwila can be the next export processing zone. however if we don't have a good disciplined police force and other deterents the good intentions and good use of cannabis will be lost to the nation.

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Lanka Wednesday, 06 September 2023 02:07 AM

Now it become a medicine. What about it is used for drugs to spoil the youths of this country? If the cultivation is legal what about selling it . What about transporting it ? What about doing business with it

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Ram Wednesday, 06 September 2023 06:10 AM

How nice! We will have cannabis at our door step and the children will start to smoke them on the sly. Cheers to our President

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Fool Wednesday, 06 September 2023 06:31 AM

Are all medicines made with cannabis.Why the emphasis on one?.What about the other herbs?

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Wednesday, 06 September 2023 07:33 AM

Cannabis cultivation is a good move, it is approved in many countries, few grams could be purchased by the public as well and it brings foreign exchange to the dollar starved country. We must do everything possible to bring dollars to the country.

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Neo Wednesday, 06 September 2023 09:37 AM

We are 10 years late. Please do this urgently. Cannabis can be more valuable than tea if done right.

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rbh Wednesday, 06 September 2023 09:40 AM

When Afghanistan cultivated they objected for it all called it illicit crop activities.

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Tissa Fernando Wednesday, 06 September 2023 11:40 AM

Majority of people in the western world use cannabis for recreation on daily basis. If you walk along the streets you will smell cannabis smoke all the time. As Sri Lankan youth are consuming heroin now, there is no point in not allowing cannabis even for recreational use.

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AKD Wednesday, 06 September 2023 01:46 PM

This is a brilliant idea! This plant is indigenous to Sri Lanka and successfully used for millennia before being banned by colonial rulers. About time it became a forex earning cash crop for our farmers and country. There's much false information put out by the global pharma mafia ostracising its use for many ailments in the modern world.

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ANNECUNT Wednesday, 06 September 2023 02:51 PM

cannabis/chicken/corrupt ministers go hand in hand

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Dankuwe Pala Wednesday, 06 September 2023 04:17 PM

Why do not try this with your children? Then with other children of politicians before releasing to innocent people!

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NAMAL MOM Wednesday, 06 September 2023 06:22 PM

Please let the public also enjoy the high...we will bring lots of tourist to come here... Smoking pot doesn't do any harm..it will get you slow and lazy . It's way better than alcohol Now it's upto you to smoke it..

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KD Thursday, 07 September 2023 03:57 AM

Maybe this is exactly what is needed to chill Sri Lankan people out. Such high strung aggressive and violent people!

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Edie Thursday, 07 September 2023 05:03 AM

Farmers will start cultivating HEMP instead of vegetables and Rice .As this will bring them more Money . Sri Lanka will have to IMPORT ALL VEGETABLES AS SOON AS THE CABINET APPROVES FOR HEMP CULTIVATION!!!

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