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
Israeli police bust $5 million illegal medical cannabis operation The suspects arrested include doctors legally authorized to issue medical marijuana permits, who sold them illegally on Telegram. Dec. 5, 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
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
Holy smokes! Ancient Israelites burned cannabis, according to researchers They suggested that mind-altering substances could have been used in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. June 1, 2020
Israel moving forward with exports of medical cannabis Ten farms, five factories with Health Ministry approval • Companies already closing deals with buyers in Europe and Canada. May 14, 2020
Carmel-University of Haifa partners with Canadian cannabis firm to treat PTSD After completing both the pre-clinical research phase and human clinical trials for AC001, Allied will seek to market and license the product globally. Nov. 5, 2019
Cannabis ‘makes our future generations less smart’ Speaking at the inauguration of Ariel University’s new medical school, “Israel Hayom” publisher and drug-abuse expert Dr. Miriam Adelson warns against legalization of the drug for recreational use. Noam Dvir Oct. 28, 2019