Pamodi Waravita
Pamodi is a journalist from Colombo, exploring stories around Sri Lanka. When she is not writing, you can find her reading, travelling around the island, or engaging in her guilty pleasure of scrolling through Tik Tok. She's reluctantly active via @purpleskiiess on Twitter.
Sri Lanka’s woes with cannabis legalisation
Some propose legalising marijuana production to ease Sri Lanka’s economic crisis. Yet, any move to legalise marijuana cultivation in Sri Lanka will have to overcome a long history of prohibition, social stigma and criminalisation
Mar 06, 2023
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