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Parliamentarian Diana Gamage today proposed the Government to legalise cannabis and cultivate it on state patronage claiming that it was a lucrative business to earn foreign exchange.
She told Parliament that tea could no longer be cultivated as a commercial cultivation as other countries such as China and Kenya had started to cultivate tea and taken up most of the market share.
She said cannabis could be considered as a commercial cultivation in Sri Lanka and could be used as a main export crop to earn foreign exchange adding that other countries were earning huge income by exporting it.
“Tea is no longer a commercial cultivation for Sri Lanka. We have been blessed with the cannabis plant by nature and God. It should be grown as a commercial cultivation with the state patronage. We can earn foreign exchange to pay off our loans within two or three years. We don’t have to go begging for money from the IMF or any other country,” she added.
The MP said the Government should abolish the ordinance introduced by the British in the 1800s with regard to cannabis and urged the Justice Minister to pass laws legalising cannabis in Sri Lanka.
She said according to the predictions of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the global cannabis market share would increase by 1000% within the next decade and it would be US$ 140 billion by 2027, she said.(Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)
Philip desilva Tuesday, 16 November 2021 08:01 PM
Who is sending these type of people to parliament
Sambo Tuesday, 16 November 2021 08:14 PM
Yes , we will be the number one country in the world promoting and selling drugs as we have plenty of stocks to do so.
Ilovediana Tuesday, 16 November 2021 08:21 PM
I just love this lady. She is so brave! We need such leaders for this country. Hail Diana!
joshua Tuesday, 16 November 2021 08:37 PM
Please grow it in the backyard of the parliament. Nonsense
Chris Tuesday, 16 November 2021 09:43 PM
She is just part of the circus to keep people entertained.
Shihan Tuesday, 16 November 2021 09:43 PM
Billion dollar industry in US… she’s right
Drug Lord Wednesday, 17 November 2021 06:47 AM
Shows the level of this women ! . Fifty cents quality of a woman ! .
Priyanee Wijesekera Wednesday, 17 November 2021 07:19 AM
We can also make Sri Lanka rich by turning it into a hub for illegal drug trafficking.This woman should be made to eat the cannabis she is proposing to grow
Thor Wednesday, 17 November 2021 07:22 AM
She must be 'stoned' silly to utter such nonsense!!!
Anton Weerasinghe Wednesday, 17 November 2021 07:30 AM
Ganja queen of Sri Lanka
Velusumana Wednesday, 17 November 2021 07:42 AM
Some women say the dumbest things!!!
Lankan forever Wednesday, 17 November 2021 08:11 AM
Is she on dope or what?
ram Wednesday, 17 November 2021 08:12 AM
Madam(?) why don't you strongly propose prostitution also as legalized, so we can earn billions of US$ as foreign earnings.
Adwani Wednesday, 17 November 2021 08:15 AM
Not only cannabis, if the lenders forces us, we have to bend down and offer our assholes to settle the debt.
Harry Potter Wednesday, 17 November 2021 08:16 AM
Those who live in wells do not know the real facts of Ganja. Research and learn about the subject before writing silly comments.
mulla Wednesday, 17 November 2021 08:20 AM
we have to legalize prostitution also.. its a very lucrative business to earn foreign exchange in Thailand... and make this lady as prostitution promotion minister...
Jerome Wednesday, 17 November 2021 08:42 AM
Act of desperation
Terrence Wednesday, 17 November 2021 08:58 AM
World Marketing Woman of the Year
Anne Karunaratne Wednesday, 17 November 2021 09:00 AM
Gosh! What a woman!!
Bhatiya Siriwardena Wednesday, 17 November 2021 09:07 AM
Prostitution too is a lucrative business. Diana, you can have the biggest brothel and the most sought after. Oh Dear!
Ravi Wednesday, 17 November 2021 09:17 AM
This woman is disgrace to the entire nation. This shows what sort of a educational background she has.
Jeff Wednesday, 17 November 2021 09:31 AM
We need to pay debt great idea maruana been used for various types of medication in developed countries
Ranaweera Wednesday, 17 November 2021 09:45 AM
Well, this is grown for purposes of medicine in US and Canada also in other countries. People get high also by using it. But without control, the youngsters will become Ganja addicts.
Ganesh Wednesday, 17 November 2021 04:06 PM
Is it going to be Organic or Inorganic Ganja?
Marcian Christopher Wednesday, 17 November 2021 05:01 PM
This shows the level of intelligence and the education of our parliamentarians. If this is a government proposal it will no doubt adopted with a 2/3rd majority for implementation as all are in the same boat.
Avis amuk Wednesday, 17 November 2021 05:47 PM
If you are so serious in resolving the debts and sorting the $ issue-why don’t you and the so called ministers along with the Ali Baba RajaP’s
Avis Amu Wednesday, 17 November 2021 06:53 PM
Contd..family
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