In September 2017 Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne announced a 100-acre cannabis farm at Ingiriya to supply Ayurvedic practitioners and export surplus to the United States, with a claimed 25 tonnes a year. The plan was not implemented as announced, and no licence was issued at the time. It was an early version of the export model that returned in 2024.[1]
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References
- Evening Standard — Sri Lanka will launch its first cannabis plantation to export drug to the US (14 September 2017)Ingiriya site, 100 acres, 25 tonnes a year, Ayurvedic supply and US export.
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