News:2018-09-18/Policy/sri-lanka-launches-first-cannabis-plantation-to-export-to-the-us

News record18 September 2018Policy

Sri Lanka launches first cannabis plantation to export to the US

Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne announced Sri Lanka's first legal cannabis plantation — a proposed 100-acre farm at Ingiriya, 60 km southeast of Colombo, projected to produce over 25 tonnes annually for export to the US medicinal market. Senaratne cited the same supply problem raised since 2016: traditional Ayurvedic medicine depended on court-seized cannabis that was typically four to five years old and had lost its effectiveness. The surplus would be exported to meet "high demand" for alternative medicine in US states where medical marijuana was legal.

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Date18 Sep 2018

CategoryPolicy

CountrySri Lanka

State / provinceWestern Province

District / areaKalutara District

LocalityIngiriya

Coordinates6.75, 80.23

Coordinates are approximate.

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2018-09-18 Policy Sri Lanka launches first cannabis plantation to export to the US Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne announced Sri Lanka's first legal cannabis plantation — a proposed 100-acre farm at Ingiriya, 60 km southeast of Colombo, projected to produce over 25 tonnes annually for export to the US medicinal market. Senaratne cited the same supply problem raised since 2016: traditional Ayurvedic medicine depended on court-seized cannabis that was typically four to five years old and had lost its effectiveness. The surplus would be exported to meet "high demand" for alternative medicine in US states where medical marijuana was legal. https://bizenglish.adaderana.lk/sri-lanka-launches-first-cannabis-plantation-to-export-to-the-us/ Sri Lanka Western Province Kalutara District Ingiriya