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The Ministry of Health will present a proposal related to cultivation of cannabis in Ratnapura district in the cabinet.
It has been decided that cannabis cultivation will be carried out in 10 thousand acres in the said area.
Minister of State for Indigenous Medicine Sisira Jayakodi is going to present this idea through the Ministry of Health.
A solution to the country’s crisis
It is also reported that this idea is going to be presented in the Cabinet on the 5th.
Moreover, the Minister of State Sisira Jayakodi pointed out that there is a huge demand for cannabis in the markets of western countries and the country is facing a severe economic crisis, exporting cannabis is the best way to earn foreign income.