February 2024
1 report. Arrests 1
Sri Lanka says police can arrest unauthorised holders of Ayurvedic cannabis
After Yukthiya raids on Ayurvedic practitioners, the Ayurveda Commissioner General said only registered institutions and pharmacies may hold cannabis medicines, that prescriptions are required, and that police may prosecute possession outside those conditions. The statement followed complaints that the crackdown had treated traditional medicines as recreational drugs.