The short harvesting time (approximately four months) and the availability of a large extent of suitable lands in the dry zone justify Sri Lanka’s working on fast-track policies to legalise cannabis plantations for the export market Trends and global marketThe use of cannabis in medical applications has a long history of over 2,000 years, particularly in Asia and the Middle East. Some argue that it has a history of over 10,000 years. For example, in Asia, the Chinese herbal medicine, Indian (and most Southeast Asian countries, including Sri Lanka) Ayurvedic medicine, and Sri Lankan “Hela Vedak…