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|date=2025-08-13
|category=Policy
|title=Sri Lanka approves first-ever legal cannabis cultivation for export
|summary=Sri Lanka granted approval to seven foreign investors, selected from 37 applicants, to legally cultivate cannabis for pharmaceutical export under a Board of Investment project. Each investor holds a six-month temporary licence, must deposit $2 million with the Central Bank, and commit a minimum $5 million investment. Cultivation will take place on 64 acres in Mirigama under STF and police security. No part of the plant may enter the domestic market. The initiative aims to boost foreign exchange earnings.
|source=https://www.themorning.lk/articles/Kgody85OjqSyffMawSyg
|country=Sri Lanka
|admin1=Western Province
|admin2=Gampaha District
|locality=Mirigama
|coordinates=7.23, 80.12
}}
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[[Has event date::2025-08-13]]
[[Has event category::Policy]]
[[Has event headline::Sri Lanka approves first-ever legal cannabis cultivation for export]]
[[Has event summary::Sri Lanka granted approval to seven foreign investors, selected from 37 applicants, to legally cultivate cannabis for pharmaceutical export under a Board of Investment project. Each investor holds a six-month temporary licence, must deposit $2 million with the Central Bank, and commit a minimum $5 million investment. Cultivation will take place on 64 acres in Mirigama under STF and police security. No part of the plant may enter the domestic market. The initiative aims to boost foreign exchange earnings.]]
[[Has source URL::https://www.themorning.lk/articles/Kgody85OjqSyffMawSyg]]
[[Has country::Sri Lanka]]
[[Has admin subdivision 1::Western Province]]
[[Has admin subdivision 2::Gampaha District]]
[[Has locality::Mirigama]]
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