Ary News Pakistan reports
ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry felicitated the Ministry of Science and Technology, especially the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), on the inauguration of Pakistan’s first hemp (Bhang) farm.
The farm is aimed to boost the production of industrial hemp (called Bhang in Urdu) to tap into the multi-billion dollar international cannabidiol (CBD) market.
Taking to the popular microblogging site Twitter today, the minister said it was a matter of great happiness that this important project has moved forward.
وزارت سائنس اور ٹیکنالوجی خصوصاً PCSIR کو Hemp کے پہلے فارم کے منصوبے کے افتتاح پر مبارکباد، انتہائ خوشی کی بات ہے کہ یہ اہم منصوبہ آگے بڑھا ہے اربوں ڈالر کی Hemp Industry کا پاکستان بھی اب اہم حصہ بننے کو ہے
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) September 30, 2021
Cabinet has approved first License for @MinistryofST and PCSIR for industrial and medical use of Hemp, landmark decision ll place Pakistan in billions of USD CBD market…..
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) September 1, 2020
https://arynews.tv/pakistan-gets-first-hemp-farm-to-boost-bhang-production/
