Pakistan plans to begin research on cannabis

     Pakistan sees 'huge potential' in cannabis             cultivation

Photo: Collected

The demand for cannabis in the pharmaceutical industry is huge. The United Nations recently decided to remove cannabis from the list of hard drugs by a vote of member countries.

Meanwhile, Imran Khan's government is looking at the possibility of earning 1 billion in the next three years through large-scale cannabis cultivation.

Fawad Chowdhury, the country's science and technology minister, said Pakistan's revenue from the sector would reach 1 billion in three years if it could capture a share of the international market. Where the size of the whole international market is now 25 trillion dollars.

Pakistan's economy has not been doing well for the past few years. The country's government believes that cannabis cultivation can play an important role in that area. 

Pakistan will allow cannabis cultivation for industrial use. Last September, such an announcement was made by the government Fawad Chowdhury, the country's science and technology minister said Pakistan's revenue from the sector would reach 1 billion in three years if it could capture a share of the international market. Where the size of the whole international market is now 25 trillion dollars.

Imran Khan's government has already decided to allow cannabis cultivation for industrial use. Such a plan was announced in September last year.

Helga Ahmed, a German environmentalist living in Pakistan, told the media that cannabis can be easily cultivated even in bad weather. Its production does not require any pesticides, which makes it environmentally friendly and safe. It grows well even on small plots of land and requires less water than cotton.