IDF reservists fall ill after being given marijuana cookies Unauthorized food donations are not to be accepted, the army says. Sept. 9, 2024
Israeli children hospitalized after eating cannabis cookies Brothers, ages 2 and 6, are hospitalized in Ramat Gan’s Tel Hashomer hospital. May 16, 2023
Plant with cannabis qualities opens new avenues for medical use Israeli researchers studying the wooly umbrella, or Helichrysum umbraculigerum, discovered that it produces a number of active compounds found in cannabis. Pesach Benson May 3, 2023
Sa’ar moves ahead to try to decriminalize recreational cannabis in Israel If the new regulation is approved, recreational cannabis would become an administrative offense for many, akin to a traffic violation. Feb. 10, 2022
Israeli medical cannabis inhaler receives approval to sell in Canada The technology used in the portable, handheld device went through 10 years of research and development. May 3, 2021
Why is Israel going to pot? One would think that with the COVID-19 outbreak now lurching out of control—not to mention never-ending security threats—a move to inflict upon itself the dire risks to public health and social order from normalizing cannabis use would be dismissed out of hand as crazy beyond belief. Melanie Phillips July 2, 2020
Israel moves a step closer to decriminalizing cannabis A pair of bills seeking to decriminalize and regulate personal use of the drug passes first reading in the Knesset. June 25, 2020
Say no to legalization Israel has been blessed with human treasure, wonderful young people who reach international achievements in every field. We must not harm them by legitimizing cannabis. Miriam Adelson June 14, 2020
Likud, Blue and White to work towards decriminalizing cannabis Legislation to be advanced “as soon as possible” to make it easier for patients to get access to medical marijuana and easier for growers to obtain licenses. June 10, 2020
