12/2020
Hon. Buddhika Pathirana,— To ask the Minister of Mahaweli, Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Development and Minister of Internal Trade, Food Security and Consumer Welfare and State Minister of Defence,—
(a) Will he state—
(i) separately, the number of persons arrested on offences related to cannabis in 2016 and 2017;
(ii) the districts from which the highest number of persons were arrested; and
(iii) the arrest rate per one hundred thousand persons on offences related to cannabis in 2016 and 2017?
(b) Will he also state—
(i) the estimated area of land deemed as illegally cultivated with cannabis;
(ii) the estimated amount of cannabis imported to this country illegally per annum in kilos;
(iii) whether the government has taken measures to minimize the cultivation and importation of cannabis; and
(iv) if so, what those measures are?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2020-02-06
Asked by
Hon. Buddhika Pathirana, M.P.
Ministry
Defence
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
4
People arrested for cannabis related offences 2016 and 2017
Answered Date
2020-02-06
Answered by
Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa, M.P.
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