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  • 08:2908:29, 3 March 2026 Robert Hooke Bangue Experiment (1689) (hist | edit) [10,284 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox Historical Source |image= |image_caption= |original_title=An Account of the Plant, call'd Bangue |author=Robert Hooke |language=English |composed=1689 |published=1726 (posthumous) |publisher=W. Derham (ed.), Royal Society |place=London |pages=In: ''Philosophical Experiments and Observations of the Late Eminent Dr. Robert Hooke'' (1726), ed. Richard Waller |regions_documented=Sri Lanka (via Knox's sample); India (general) |preparations=Leaves and seeds groun...") originally created as "An Account of the Plant, call'd Bangue"
  • 08:2908:29, 3 March 2026 An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon (Knox 1681) (hist | edit) [11,227 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox Historical Source |image= |image_caption= |title_original=An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, in the East Indies |author=Robert Knox |language=English |composed=1679--1681 |published=1681 |publisher=Richard Chiswell (printer to the Royal Society) |place=London |pages=Part I, Ch. 7 (bangue passage); Part III, Ch. 4 (escape narrative) |regions_documented=Sri Lanka (Kingdom of Kandy) |preparations=Dried leaf beaten to powder with jaggery, eaten on emp...") originally created as "An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon"
  • 06:2206:22, 3 March 2026 Sri Lanka (hist | edit) [37,297 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox Country |country_name = Sri Lanka |local_name = ශ්‍රී ලංකාව (Shrī Lankāva) / இலங்கை (Ilaṅkai) |flag = Flag of Sri Lanka.png |capital = Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |continent = Asia |gene_pool = South Asian |legal_status = Illegal (Ayurvedic exemption) |legal_status_class = illegal |legal_status_year = 1935 |enforcement = Active eradication; Ayurvedic production under state licence }} '''Sri Lanka''' (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී...")
  • 05:5905:59, 3 March 2026 History of Medical Cannabis in Sri Lanka (Weliange 2018) (hist | edit) [7,407 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox Historical Source |title_original=History of Medical Cannabis in Sri Lanka |title_english=History of Medical Cannabis in Sri Lanka |author=Wasantha Sena Weliange |language=English |published=2018 |publisher=OMICS International (conferenceseries.com) |place=Osaka, Japan |pages_total=1 |growing_regions=Sri Lanka |preparations=Ayurvedic formulations (oils, edible medicines, ophthalmic treatments, diarrhoeal treat...")
  • 04:2704:27, 3 March 2026 History of Opium in Sri Lanka (Uragoda 1983) (hist | edit) [11,097 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox Historical Source |image= |image_caption= |original_title=History of Opium in Sri Lanka |author=C.G. Uragoda |language=English |composed= |published=1983 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |place=Cambridge |volume=27 |pages=69--76 |regions_documented=Sri Lanka |preparations=Opium (balls, semi-liquid, treacle consistency); bhang (ganja/hashish) |uses_documented=Medicinal (Ayurvedic and Western), recreational |taxonomic_significance= |digital_facsimile= |o...") originally created as "History of Opium in Sri Lanka"
  • 03:3103:31, 3 March 2026 News:2023-01-01/Report/harm-reduction-international-drug-control-and-detention-in-sri-lanka-a-broken-system (hist | edit) [2,658 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2023-01-01 |category=Report |title=Harm Reduction International: Drug control and detention in Sri Lanka — "A broken system" |summary=Harm Reduction International published "Drug Control and Detention in Sri Lanka — A Broken System," documenting severe disproportionate penalties under Sri Lanka's drug control legislation. The report found that possession or trafficking of as little as 2 grams of heroin could attract life imprisonment or the death pen...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 03:2903:29, 3 March 2026 News:2012-08-15/Report/post-war-drug-arrests-surge-from-19-000-to-40-000-in-two-years-as-civil-war-ends (hist | edit) [2,524 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2012-08-15 |category=Report |title=Post-war drug arrests surge from 19,000 to 40,000 in two years as civil war ends |summary=The New Humanitarian (IRIN) reported that drug arrests in Sri Lanka had more than doubled since the end of the 26-year civil war in May 2009. Police arrested 19,000 on drug charges in 2009, rising to nearly 30,000 in 2010 and 40,000 in 2011, with 19,000 arrested in the first half of 2012 alone — on pace to match 2011's full-year...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 03:2803:28, 3 March 2026 News:1997-03-03/Report/us-international-narcotics-control-strategy-report-documents-96-4-metric-tons-of-cannabis-seized-amid-ltte-con (hist | edit) [3,246 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=1997-03-03 |category=Report |title=US International Narcotics Control Strategy Report documents 96.4 metric tons of cannabis seized amid LTTE conflict |summary=The US State Department's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for 1997 (released March 1998) provided a comprehensive assessment of Sri Lanka's drug situation during the height of the LTTE civil war. Cannabis seizures peaked at 96.4 metric tons in 1996 with 14,794 arrests, declining to...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 03:2503:25, 3 March 2026 News:1984-01-01/Policy/sri-lanka-establishes-national-dangerous-drugs-control-board (hist | edit) [2,826 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=1984-01-01 |category=Policy |title=Sri Lanka establishes National Dangerous Drugs Control Board |summary=The Sri Lankan Parliament enacted the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) Act No. 11 of 1984, establishing a dedicated national focal point for drug control and international treaty obligations. The NDDCB replaced the informal National Narcotics Advisory Board created in 1973 with a statutory body responsible for coordinating demand reducti...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 03:2403:24, 3 March 2026 News:1980-01-01/Research/sri-lanka-government-survey-estimates-16-000-18-000-chronic-cannabis-users (hist | edit) [2,043 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=1980-01-01 |category=Research |title=Sri Lanka government survey estimates 16,000–18,000 chronic cannabis users |summary=A Sri Lankan government survey estimated 3,500–5,800 opium dependents and 16,000–18,000 chronic cannabis users in the country. Based on a WHO conversion factor of 10 actual drug abusers for every one identified, the government estimated the total drug usage level could be as high as 1.5% of the population. The survey built on the...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 03:2203:22, 3 March 2026 News:1978-01-01/Report/hippie-tourism-introduces-cannabis-as-a-euphoriant-to-sri-lankan-youth (hist | edit) [2,525 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=1978-01-01 |category=Report |title=Hippie tourism introduces cannabis as a euphoriant to Sri Lankan youth |summary=According to the UNODC, the development of the tourist industry and the arrival of "hippies" introduced cannabis as a recreational euphoriant to Sri Lankan youth in the late 1970s, marking a shift from centuries of traditional Ayurvedic and customary use toward Western-style recreational consumption. The same pattern affected Nepal (mid-1960...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 03:2003:20, 3 March 2026 News:1973-09-18/Report/us-embassy-colombo-cable-reports-150-tons-annual-ganja-production-details-nascent-narcotics-enforcement (hist | edit) [3,648 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=1973-09-18 |category=Report |title=US Embassy Colombo cable reports 150 tons annual ganja production, details nascent narcotics enforcement |summary=A classified US Embassy Colombo telegram (No. 2330, Priority) to the State Department provided the most detailed early external assessment of Sri Lanka's narcotics situation. The cable estimated 150 tons of illicit ganja production annually — "a reasonable estimate" that "exceeds local usage including that...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 03:1703:17, 3 March 2026 News:1942-01-01/Report/second-world-war-increases-cannabis-trade-in-ceylon-to-supply-foreign-soldiers (hist | edit) [2,015 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=1942-01-01 |category=Report |title=Second World War increases cannabis trade in Ceylon to supply foreign soldiers |summary=The Second World War led to a significant increase in the cannabis trade in Sri Lanka to supply foreign soldiers stationed on the island. According to the UNODC, the wartime demand expanded cannabis use among the lower classes, especially manual labourers, establishing consumption patterns that persisted after the war. Ceylon served...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 02:4402:44, 3 March 2026 News:2025-06-02/Report/pathfinder-foundation-emerging-trends-in-drug-trafficking-a-sri-lankan-perspective (hist | edit) [2,897 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2025-06-02 |category=Report |title=Pathfinder Foundation: Emerging Trends in Drug Trafficking — A Sri Lankan Perspective |summary=The Pathfinder Foundation published a strategic analysis of drug trafficking in South Asia from a Sri Lankan perspective. The study cited NDDCB 2024 data showing 162,088 drug-related arrests in 2023, with cannabis accounting for 68,845 (42.2%), heroin 66,142 (40.8%), and methamphetamine 26,096 (16.1%) — representing a 90%...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 02:4002:40, 3 March 2026 News:2025-06-01/Report/nddcb-handbook-of-drug-abuse-information-in-sri-lanka-2025 (hist | edit) [3,021 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2025-06-01 |category=Report |title=NDDCB Handbook of Drug Abuse Information in Sri Lanka 2025 |summary=The NDDCB published its most comprehensive annual handbook (ISBN 978-624-6011-11-6), consolidating data from all key government agencies for the period 2020–2024. The five-year arrest trend showed a steady escalation from 97,416 (2020) to 228,450 (2024), with the arrest prevalence rate among the 15–64 population reaching 1,050 per 100,000 in 2024. C...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 02:3702:37, 3 March 2026 News:2025-03-01/Report/nddcb-analytical-overview-of-drug-related-arrests-in-sri-lanka-2024 (hist | edit) [2,593 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2025-03-01 |category=Report |title=NDDCB Analytical Overview of Drug-Related Arrests in Sri Lanka 2024 |summary=The NDDCB Research Division published its Analytical Overview of drug-related arrests for 2024, documenting 228,450 total arrests — a 41% increase over 2023 (162,088) and a 135% increase over 2020 (97,416). Cannabis-related arrests led all categories with 75,602 (33.1%), narrowly surpassing heroin (75,097; 32.9%), while methamphetamine surged...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 02:3402:34, 3 March 2026 News:2022-01-01/Report/nddcb-drug-related-statistics-2021-kerala-cannabis-tracked-as-separate-category (hist | edit) [3,083 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2022-01-01 |category=Report |title=NDDCB Drug Related Statistics 2021: Kerala Cannabis tracked as separate category |summary=The NDDCB Research Division published its Drug Related Statistics for 2021, documenting 110,031 drug-related arrests island-wide. The report is significant for explicitly separating 'Cannabis' (33,171 arrests; 10,107 kg seized) from 'Kerala Cannabis' (11,068 arrests; 5,521 kg seized) as distinct statistical categories — confirmin...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 02:3202:32, 3 March 2026 News:2019-01-01/Report/incb-annual-report-2018-record-cannabis-seizures-in-south-asia (hist | edit) [2,582 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2019-01-01 |category=Report |title=INCB Annual Report 2018: Record cannabis seizures in South Asia |summary=The International Narcotics Control Board's 2018 Annual Report, launched in January 2019, documented record cannabis herb seizures across South Asia. India seized more than 350 tons in 2017, while Bangladesh seized close to 70 tons, with cannabis remaining the most frequently cultivated, trafficked, and abused drug in the region. The report noted s...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 02:3002:30, 3 March 2026 News:2012-08-12/Report/sri-lanka-upsurge-in-illegal-drug-seizures-post-civil-war (hist | edit) [2,767 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2012-08-12 |category=Report |title=Sri Lanka: Upsurge in illegal drug seizures post-civil war |summary=The IRIN news service reported a documented increase in illegal drug seizures in Sri Lanka following the end of the 26-year civil war in May 2009. Drug arrests climbed from 19,000 in 2009 to nearly 30,000 in 2010 and 40,000 in 2011, with 19,000 arrested by mid-2012 alone. Heroin and cannabis were the most commonly seized drugs. Analysts linked the surge...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 02:2702:27, 3 March 2026 News:2005-09-01/Report/unodc-south-asia-regional-profile-sri-lanka (hist | edit) [2,666 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2005-09-01 |category=Report |title=UNODC South Asia Regional Profile: Sri Lanka |summary=The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime published a comprehensive regional profile documenting Sri Lanka's drug situation as of 2003–2004. The report estimated 500 hectares under illicit cannabis cultivation, concentrated in the dry zones of the Eastern and Southern provinces, with approximately 600,000 cannabis users nationwide. Cannabis seizures reached 73,7...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 02:1402:14, 3 March 2026 News:2019-03-20/Trafficking/over-150-kg-of-kerala-ganja-discovered-in-urumale (hist | edit) [1,218 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2019-03-20 |category=Trafficking |title=Over 150 kg of Kerala Ganja discovered in Urumale |summary=The Sri Lanka Navy discovered over 150 kg of Kerala Ganja concealed inside 5 bags on Urumale Beach, Mannar. No suspects were apprehended. Naval operations in the area were continuing. |source=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2019/03/20/over-150-kg-of-kerala-ganja-discovered-in-urumale/ |country=Sri Lanka |admin1=Northern Province |admin2=Mannar District |locality=U...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 02:1202:12, 3 March 2026 News:2025-01-10/Trafficking/kerala-cannabis-found-adrift-off-kalpitiya (hist | edit) [1,568 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2025-01-10 |category=Trafficking |title=Kerala cannabis found adrift off Kalpitiya |summary=Personnel of the Northwestern Naval Command recovered approximately 90 kg (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis adrift in the sea area of Kappaladi, Kalpitiya. Inshore Patrol Craft detected three polythene sacks containing 30 parcels of Kerala cannabis floating in the water. The consignment is believed to have been abandoned by smugglers unable to complete the delivery...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 02:0902:09, 3 March 2026 News:2022-09-13/Trafficking/kerala-ganja-worth-rs-130-million-seized-indian-dhow-intercepted-off-kudiramalai-point (hist | edit) [2,211 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2022-09-13 |category=Trafficking |title=Kerala Ganja worth Rs. 130 million seized — Indian dhow intercepted off Kudiramalai Point |summary=The Sri Lanka Coast Guard vessel SLCGS Suraksha, in a coordinated operation with the Navy, intercepted an Indian dhow carrying 434 kg (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis in 9 sacks in Sri Lankan waters west of Kudiramalai Point, Puttalam. Five Indian suspects aboard the dhow were apprehended. A Sri Lankan one-day fishin...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 02:0302:03, 3 March 2026 News:2025-11-22/Enforcement/massive-cannabis-plantations-raided-inside-yala-reserve (hist | edit) [2,379 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2025-11-22 |category=Enforcement |title=Massive cannabis plantations raided inside Yala Reserve |summary=Gonaganara Police conducted a four-day operation inside the Yala Reserve area, uncovering three separate cannabis plantations totalling approximately 200,000 plants across 10 acres. The first site covered five acres with approximately 100,000 plants; the second spanned three acres with approximately 60,000 plants; the third covered two acres with appr...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 01:5101:51, 3 March 2026 News:2024-01-21/Enforcement/army-destroys-three-acre-cannabis-cultivation-in-the-heart-of-yala-park (hist | edit) [1,919 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2024-01-21 |category=Enforcement |title=Army destroys three-acre cannabis cultivation in the heart of Yala park |summary=The Army carried out a special operation inside Yala National Park, destroying a three-acre cannabis cultivation and seizing 1,600 kg of processed cannabis. Three suspects were arrested. Villagers had been complaining that illegal cannabis cultivation inside the park was displacing elephants into nearby villages. Residents accused wild...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 01:4801:48, 3 March 2026 News:2026-01-20/Trafficking/2-fishermen-ready-to-smuggle-110-kg-ganja-to-lanka-held (hist | edit) [3,134 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2026-01-20 |category=Trafficking |title=2 fishermen ready to smuggle 110 kg ganja to Lanka held |summary=Manamelkudi coastal police arrested two fishermen — A. Arokia Rahul (31, Anthoniyarpuram) and K. Rajeswaran alias Sivasankar (29, Panangkudi Thope) — for attempting to smuggle 110 kg of cannabis to Sri Lanka by sea from Pudukkottai district. Rahul's uncle S. Stephen Raj (52, Sayalkudi) arranged the job, with three bags of cannabis delivered by car...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 01:3901:39, 3 March 2026 News:2022-02-03/Trafficking/bid-to-smuggle-500-kg-ganja-into-sri-lanka-under-poultry-feed-busted-in-india-six-arrested (hist | edit) [2,829 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2022-02-03 |category=Trafficking |title=Bid to smuggle 500 kg ganja into Sri Lanka under poultry feed busted in India; six arrested |summary=Nagapattinam Police seized approximately 500 kg of cannabis (250 packets of ~2 kg each) concealed under poultry feed in a pickup truck. The consignment originated in Andhra Pradesh and was transported via Tiruvannamalai to Nagapattinam, destined for Akkaraipettai for onward sea smuggling to Sri Lanka by fishing boat...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 01:3601:36, 3 March 2026 News:2025-01-20/Trafficking/108-kg-460-grams-of-kerala-ganja-taken-into-police-custody-in-pallikuda-area (hist | edit) [1,638 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2025-01-20 |category=Trafficking |title=108 kg 460 grams of Kerala Ganja taken into police custody in Pallikuda area |summary=Officers of the Jaffna Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau arrested four suspects with 108.46 kg of Kerala Ganja in the Pallikuda area. Two suspects arriving by boat at Mandativu coast were intercepted at 9:10 am; information extracted from them led to a raid on a stash house in Pallikuda where the cannabis was seized. The four...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 01:3101:31, 3 March 2026 News:2020-02-14/Trafficking/bid-to-smuggle-ganja-to-sri-lanka-foiled-661-kg-seized-five-persons-held (hist | edit) [2,638 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2020-02-14 |category=Trafficking |title=Bid to smuggle ganja to Sri Lanka foiled; 661 kg seized, five persons held |summary=The Narcotics Control Bureau foiled an attempt to smuggle 661.5 kg of cannabis (310 bundles) to Sri Lanka via Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district. The consignment was purchased at Anakapalli in Andhra Pradesh, transported through Chennai and Viralimalai (Pudukkottai) to Vedaranyam. Five suspects were arrested — three from Vedarany...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 01:2801:28, 3 March 2026 News:2025-10-24/Trafficking/major-kerala-ganja-trafficker-arrested-in-sri-lanka (hist | edit) [1,894 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2025-10-24 |category=Trafficking |title=Major Kerala Ganja trafficker arrested in Sri Lanka |summary=The Colombo Crime Division arrested a major trafficker involved in smuggling Kerala Ganja from India to Sri Lanka by boat. The suspect was apprehended in the Jaffna area after a prolonged surveillance operation. Over 10 kg of Kerala Ganja was seized. The arrest followed information from 'Anandan,' who had previously supplied a boat used in the escape of a...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 01:1301:13, 3 March 2026 News:2018-07-05/Report/sri-lankas-cannabis-problem-roots-in-india-mantraya-institute-for-strategic-studies (hist | edit) [3,322 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2018-07-05 |category=Report |title=Sri Lanka's Cannabis Problem: Roots in India — Mantraya Institute for Strategic Studies |summary=A strategic analysis by Bibhu Prasad Routray for the Mantraya Institute documented the complete India-to-Sri Lanka cannabis supply chain. The study confirmed cannabis originates in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka — not Kerala — passing through Tamil Nadu and Kerala via the Palk Strait. Kerala's profile...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 01:1001:10, 3 March 2026 News:2025-07-31/Trafficking/two-sri-lankans-held-with-210-kg-ganja-off-tn-coast (hist | edit) [2,005 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2025-07-31 |category=Trafficking |title=Two Sri Lankans held with 210 kg ganja off TN coast |summary=Thanjavur fishermen rescued two Sri Lankan nationals — A. Ajandhan (36) and V. Jeevanandam (51) from Talaimannar — found stranded in the sea off Maravakadu coast, clinging to diesel cans after their boat collapsed. Seven bags containing approximately 200 kg of cannabis were found floating alongside them, tied to the men. The fishermen from Keezhathott...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 01:0601:06, 3 March 2026 News:2025-12-29/Trafficking/how-a-bengaluru-woman-techie-became-lady-don-running-major-ganja-trafficking-racket-to-sri-lanka (hist | edit) [2,799 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2025-12-29 |category=Trafficking |title=How a Bengaluru woman techie became 'Lady Don' running major ganja trafficking racket to Sri Lanka |summary=Anakapalli district police arrested eight people including a Bengaluru-based software engineer for operating an inter-state cannabis trafficking network linked to Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. The operation was headed by Renuka and associate Surya Kailasa, who rented a house in Narsipatnam to source cannabis from...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 01:0401:04, 3 March 2026 News:2020-01-24/Trafficking/telangana-police-bust-gang-smuggling-ganja-to-sri-lanka-from-andhra-4-held (hist | edit) [2,621 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2020-01-24 |category=Trafficking |title=Telangana police bust gang smuggling ganja to Sri Lanka from Andhra, 4 held |summary=Mahabubnagar Police in Telangana uncovered an international smuggling network after a car loaded with 180 kg of cannabis (98 packets) from Sileru in Visakhapatnam district crashed into a lorry near Thatikonda. Four suspects were arrested; four remain at large. The network sourced cannabis at Sileru, transported it by car through Te...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 01:0001:00, 3 March 2026 News:2017-01-24/Report/asias-best-marijuana-is-grown-in-india-and-its-in-kerala-the-full-story-of-idukki-gold (hist | edit) [3,504 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2017-01-24 |category=Report |title=Asia's best marijuana is grown in India and it's in Kerala — the full story of Idukki Gold |summary=India Times profiled the history and decline of Idukki Gold, locally known as 'Neela Chadayan' (blue curly), believed to be an 80/20 hybrid of Indian and foreign (possibly Amsterdam) genetics that entered circulation in the 1980s with migration into Idukki's High Range. For decades, illegal cultivation in the forest was...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 00:5700:57, 3 March 2026 News:2016-07-26/Report/ganja-gets-three-cheers-as-bars-go-dry-in-kerala (hist | edit) [2,794 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2016-07-26 |category=Report |title=Ganja gets three cheers as bars go dry in Kerala |summary=Onmanorama investigated the surge in cannabis demand in Kerala following the closure of 418 bars from 2014 under state prohibition policy. NDPS Act cases rose from 332 (2011–12) to 4,015 (2015–16); ganja seizures from 813.7 kg to 953 kg; plants destroyed from 15 to 823. Liquor consumption fell 22% but cannabis filled the gap. Idukki retained its role as a smu...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 00:5500:55, 3 March 2026 News:2016-07-27/Report/psychedelic-idukki-gold-made-in-andhra-and-orissa (hist | edit) [3,289 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2016-07-27 |category=Report |title=Psychedelic 'Idukki Gold', made in Andhra & Orissa |summary=Onmanorama investigated the migration of cannabis cultivation from Kerala's Idukki hills to the Andhra-Odisha border. Idukki cannabis contained up to 8% THC compared to under 5% in AOB varieties. As Excise crackdowns and receding forests decimated Idukki plantations — only two detected in 15 years, totalling 375 plants — Kerala cultivators "exported" Idukki...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 00:5300:53, 3 March 2026 News:2017-11-16/Report/sri-lankan-officials-raise-alarm-over-increasing-smuggling-of-kerala-ganja (hist | edit) [2,368 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2017-11-16 |category=Report |title=Sri Lankan officials raise alarm over increasing smuggling of 'Kerala Ganja' |summary=The News Minute reported on escalating Kerala Ganja seizures in Sri Lanka, with over 300 kg seized in the preceding two months alone. Arrests included a Sri Lankan Excise Department officer at Vavuniya and an army soldier transporting 2 kg to Trincomalee. The Sri Lankan Navy had seized KG six times by October 2017. Crucially, Kerala Ex...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 00:4600:46, 3 March 2026 News:2016-03-03/Report/kerala-ganja-via-the-north-freely-available-in-kalpitiya-puttalam-despite-detections (hist | edit) [2,880 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2016-03-03 |category=Report |title=Kerala ganja via the north freely available in Kalpitiya, Puttalam despite detections |summary=The Sunday Times reported on expanding Kerala Ganja smuggling routes into Sri Lanka, with the Jaffna Peninsula serving as the primary distribution hub and traffickers increasingly landing product as far south as Kalpitiya and Puttalam on the northwest coast. Navy Spokesman Captain Akram Alavi identified the coastline from isla...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 00:4100:41, 3 March 2026 News:2021-02-01/Trafficking/ganja-from-andhra-pradesh-being-sold-pan-india-and-in-sri-lanka (hist | edit) [2,338 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2021-02-01 |category=Trafficking |title=Ganja from Andhra Pradesh being sold pan-India and in Sri Lanka |summary=The Narcotics Control Bureau confirmed that cannabis cultivated on the Andhra-Odisha border (AOB) is being distributed pan-India and smuggled to Sri Lanka. NCB officials stated that cannabis cultivation in India is "largely concentrated around the Maoist-affected Andhra-Odisha border," where inaccessible hilly forest terrain and Maoist insurge...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 00:3800:38, 3 March 2026 News:2018-11-05/Research/history-of-medical-cannabis-in-sri-lanka-weliange-w-s (hist | edit) [2,288 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2018-11-05 |category=Research |title=History of Medical Cannabis in Sri Lanka — Weliange W.S. |summary=Conference abstract presented at the International Conference on Cannabis and Medicinal Research (Osaka, 2018) by Wasantha Sena Weliange of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. The paper traced medical cannabis use in Sri Lanka from the reign of King Ravana (~10,000 BC per tradition) through the arrival of Vijaya (509 BC) and King Buddhadasa's medical ph...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 00:3700:37, 3 March 2026 News:2015-02-08/Enforcement/3-caught-with-590-kg-ganja-50-000-ganja-plants-inside-forest-reserve (hist | edit) [2,037 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2015-02-08 |category=Enforcement |title=3 caught with 590 kg ganja, 50,000 ganja plants inside forest reserve |summary=An STF team from the Deberawewa Division raided cannabis plantations deep inside the Lunugamwehera Forest Reserve, arresting three suspects from Angunukolapalessa. Officers seized 590 kg of processed cannabis and 50,000 growing plants. The suspects and finished product were to be produced before Tissamaharama Magistrate; the plants were...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 00:3400:34, 3 March 2026 News:2022-02-17/Trafficking/250-kg-of-ganja-packets-bound-for-sri-lanka-seized-in-thanjavur-14-held (hist | edit) [2,276 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2022-02-17 |category=Trafficking |title=250 kg of ganja packets bound for Sri Lanka seized in Thanjavur, 14 held |summary=A Thanjavur police special team intercepted a mini-lorry carrying 250 kg of cannabis concealed inside thermal power plant equipment from Bihar. Fourteen suspects were arrested — 11 from Tamil Nadu, 3 from Andhra Pradesh. The investigation revealed the full supply chain: cannabis sourced at Rs. 3,000/kg in Visakhapatnam (Andhra Prade...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
  • 00:3200:32, 3 March 2026 News:2018-07-17/Policy/sri-lanka-to-replicate-philippine-drug-war-police-state (hist | edit) [2,184 bytes] Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NewsItem |date=2018-07-17 |category=Policy |title=Sri Lanka to 'replicate' Philippine drug-war police state |summary=President Maithripala Sirisena announced Sri Lanka would resume executing drug convicts after a moratorium since 1976, with 19 commuted death sentences to be carried out. A presidential spokesperson explicitly stated the aim to "replicate the success" of Duterte's drug war in the Philippines. The EU, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, and C...") originally created as "News:2026-03-02/073356"
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