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“Thrailoka Vijaya Pathra” – Sri Lanka: The Green Miracle – By Dr Gamini Kariyawasam Cannabis Plant  The Sri Lankan government, in its published budget document last year, recommended granting proper approval for the export of hemp (cannabis -Kansa ) abroad. This article aims to explore the historical background of the hemp plant, which is providing a new boost to Sri Lanka’s economy. It examines the plant’s wide international demand for medicinal production and its potential to be cultivated in a manner that does not pose a social threat to the country. Due to the severe shortage of foreign exchange, the entire Sri Lankan society is under immense physical and mental pressure caused by the continuous failure to provide fuel, fertilizer, and food. This stress naturally leads to unstable minds, alienation, and disorganized behavior, a phenomenon known as anomic phase in sociology. During such a phase, social norms and values that ...