Medicinal | Legal |
---|---|
Recreational | Illegal |
Spiritual | Legal |
Hemp | Legal |
Cannabis in Sri Lanka is legally sold through Ayurveda herbal shops, and can be used for medical and scientific purposes if given a license by the Ministry of Health.[1][2] For recreational usage cannabis is not legal.[3] However, cannabis plays a major role in the traditional culture of the island, with the specific Sinhalese or Sanskrit names virapati (“hero-leaved”), capta (“light-hearted”), ananda (“bliss”), trilok kamaya (“desired in three worlds”) and harshini (“the rejoicers”) indicating its various properties, such as inducing euphoria and heightening sexual energy.[4]
Locally the term 'kansa' is used to refer to the plant as a whole, while 'ganja' is used to refer to the flowering head.[5] It is estimated that there are currently about 600,000 users of cannabis in the country, who tend to come from higher socio-economic strata.[4]
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search