Sri Lanka, July 29 -- The Government has approved a decision to publish in the Government Gazette and present to Parliament a Bill to amend the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Cabinet Spokesman, Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.
He made these remarks while addressing the weekly Cabinet media briefing held at the Department of Government Information yesterday (28).
Addressing the briefing, Dr. Jayatissa said the proposed amendments follow the Cabinet's initial approval, granted on March 16, 2026, to revise the Ordinance based on the recommendations of a committee appointed to examine the disposal of narcotic drugs already in custody or seized under existing legal provisions, without retaining them unt...