This is the state of Buddhism in Sri Lanka now days!
https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/The- ... 172-245301irstly we’ll start with the Buddhist country. Thailand is a Buddhist country but its health minister has legalized cannabis. But the clause is if you are caught transporting cannabis there’s a fine. Last month they had a cannabis exhibition showing the world the products that could be made with cannabis. Around 2.2 million visited this exhibition. I think Thailand is more Buddhist than we are and they practice Buddhism than us. Here, we follow Buddhism for the namesake. Cannabis has been associated with our history for centuries. Women used cannabis as a painkiller during their pregnancy. The 2500-year Buddhist culture concept has dragged this country towards bankruptcy today. I come from a Buddhist background but that doesn’t mean that I should sit in a temple and let the country go down the drain. Many Buddhist monks are supporting me with this idea. It was banned in this country by the British and it should be legalized once again. Cannabis goes with our culture. Ravana’s grandson and his association with hemp can be discovered in the manuscripts. The amount of products that could be made using the hemp tree are numerous in number. I use the toothpaste, the toothbrush that has been made out of bioplastics from hemp, hemp cream, shampoo and conditioner. Everything from ice cream to biscuits, cereals, textiles, coffee, tea, chocolate, bricks, bags and paper could be made from the hemp tree. Cultivating hemp for commercial purposes will be one way to end poverty in this country as it would provide more job opportunities to people in these areas. Investors too will invest billions of dollars and we can revive the country back to prosperity. We therefore have to focus on its commercial value.