Items tagged with israel and cannabis
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Africa eyes the global cannabis market [06.04.2022] | Benjamin Cadet stands among his plants in a white polo shirt bearing his company logo. He dons surgeon's gloves and handles the flowers carefully. Th ... |
Herzog, Sa'ar call on convicted cannabis users to request clemency [06.03.2022] | Israelis who have been convicted for possessing or using cannabis for personal purposes were called upon to submit a request to have their criminal r ... |
Justice minister proposes further decriminalizing recreational cannabis use [09.02.2022] | Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar published a list of proposed new regulations that, if approved, will further decriminalize recreational cannabis use in ... |
Budding market: Lucrative cannabis industry looks to leverage ex-politicians’ sway [02.02.2022] | Not too long ago, Ehud Olmert was trying to lead Israel to a historic peace agreement. These days, the former Israeli prime minister is pushing a dif ... |
Snap vote to decriminalize marijuana fails in Knesset due to Ra’am opposition [28.07.2021] | A bill to decriminalize recreational marijuana use failed to clear a vote in the Knesset plenum due to opposition from lawmakers in the coalition’s R ... |
Ministerial committee advances cannabis decriminalization [12.07.2021] | Just over a year after the last government passed two now-defunct draft bills to legalize and decriminalize recreational cannabis, the Ministerial Co ... |
Israel: Can cannabis legalization regain momentum? [23.03.2021] | As recently as November, it seemed as though Israel was cruising toward nationally legalized cannabis by summertime. But that effort has stalled at t ... |
Will Israeli elections bury cannabis legalization? [23.12.2020] | Just last month, Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn announced that Israel was only nine months away from fully legalizing and regulating recreational ca ... |
Israel announces plan to legalize recreational cannabis within 9 months [12.11.2020] | Israel is planning to legalize cannabis for recreational use within nine months while balancing “liberalism and responsibility,” Justice Minister Avi ... |
Government committee said set to recommend full cannabis legalization [09.11.2020] | A governmental committee tasked with reviewing Israel’s cannabis laws is reportedly set to recommend full legalization in a report. The inter-ministe ... |
Drone drops hundreds of bags of cannabis in Tel Aviv [03.09.2020] | A drone dropped hundreds of bags of cannabis over Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, attracting dozens of confused people, who rushed to pick up as many bags ... |
Cannabis legalization bill clears first hurdle [21.06.2020] | A bill to legalize cannabis use in Israel was approved by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, passing its first hurdle on the way to becoming ... |
Government announces plan to advance cannabis legalization reforms [09.06.2020] | The two biggest parties making up the new government said they would push for increased legalization of cannabis use, a week after the police ministe ... |
Police minister backs eased enforcement against cannabis users [03.06.2020] | Public Security Minister Amir Ohana signaled support for easing enforcement of laws against marijuana use. Ohana, whose ministry oversees the police, ... |
Ancient people in the Kingdom of Judah may have gotten high off weed [29.05.2020] | More than 2,700 years ago, worshipers at a "holy of holies" shrine in Israel may have gotten high on weed. Researchers discovered burnt cannabis and ... |
Partial decriminalization of public cannabis use takes effect Sunday night [31.03.2019] | Marijuana possession will be partially decriminalized at midnight Sunday night when a plan two years in the making goes into effect, replacing crimin ... |
What is required for Jamaica to export its hi-grade ganja [11.02.2019] | Jamaica’s decriminalisation of ganja in 2015 brought with it many expectations, one being the ability to export its hi-grade herb. With a relatively ... |
Greece eyes pot of gold as medicinal cannabis licensed [19.11.2018] | Greece issued the first licences to private companies for growing medicinal cannabis in the country, part of an attempt to tap a burgeoning market wo ... |
Canada's legalization of marijuana could hurt farmers in poorer countries [17.10.2018] | For decades poor farmers in countries like Jamaica and Morocco have risked the wrath of governments to grow cannabis as a cash crop. But as Canada be ... |
Marijuana decriminalization leaps first legislative hurdle [08.03.2018] | Lawmakers advanced a proposal to decriminalize personal recreational marijuana use, imposing fines rather than criminal penalties for first and secon ... |
Cannabis legalization can yield NIS 2.3b tax bonanza, report says [24.01.2018] | The legalization of the cannabis industry can lead to a boon of NIS 2.3 billion ($675 million) in tax revenues a year for Israel, according to a new ... |
Israeli pot dealers boost business with high tech smokescreen [23.12.2017] | Telegrass, an Israeli platform for drug-dealing, has won praise from its users but sparked alarm among drug counselors and police. Amos Dov Silver, a ... |
Israel eases sanctions on home marijuana growers [04.12.2017] | When it comes to throwing the book at marijuana growers, police are distinguishing between those growing pot for their own use and those growing it f ... |
Marijuana decriminalization law inches toward approval [13.09.2017] | Nine months after Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan initiated legislation to decriminalize, but not legalize, recreational cannabis use, his propo ... |
Some Arab governments are rethinking harsh cannabis laws [12.04.2017] | The Moroccan authorities look at the issue from the other direction. Though the government bans the production of cannabis, its growth is tolerated i ... |
Israel officially decriminalizes marijuana [05.03.2017] | The cabinet approved the decriminalized use of marijuana in Israel. According to the proposal formulated by the Public Security and Justice ministrie ... |
Thousands call for full weed legalization at Tel Aviv rally [05.02.2017] | Thousands of Israelis, including two lawmakers, demonstrated for the full legalization of cannabis, urging the government to go beyond the recently a ... |
Israel moves to decriminalize marijuana use [26.01.2017] | Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan announces support for new policy for enforcing marijuana use, which favors fines and educational initiatives, wi ... |
Ship sails 450 kg of cannabis to Tel Aviv to fight drug ban [20.12.2016] | A ship carrying 450 kilograms of cannabis set sail for Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Activists aboard claimed they were protesting the government’s refusal to ... |
Top anti-drug body recommends pot decriminalization [13.12.2016] | Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan is expected to deliver a formal dressing down to the heads of Israel’s leading anti-drug organization after t ... |
Israel mulls decriminalizing cannabis [31.05.2016] | The Justice Ministry is exploring the possibility of Israel decriminalizing the use of soft drugs such as cannabis, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked sa ... |
Likud MK's bill urges cannabis decriminalization [24.01.2016] | MK Sharren Haskel says more than a million Israelis occasionally use cannabis and that decriminalization for personal use over the age of 21 will fre ... |
Lawmakers have high hopes for cannabis decriminalization [03.06.2015] | Newly proposed legislation could see Israel decriminalize cannabis for recreational use. Under the move spearheaded by freshman MK Yinon Magal (Jewis ... |
Time has come to re-examine cannabis prohibition, Israel's police chief says [12.05.2015] | The cause of marijuana legalization received a boost from an unlikely source, when Israel Police Insp.-Gen. Yohanan Danino said it is time for the go ... |
Marijuana’s big-money Marley Brand makes a splash [24.11.2014] | Last week, NBC’s Today Show giddily announced an exclusive: Privateer Holdings, the Seattle marijuana company long acclaimed locally for its straight ... |
What do Israelis want? Pot! When do they want it? Now! [22.12.2013] | An estimated 1,000 Israelis attended a rally in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square on Saturday night to support the legalization of marijuana. As the crowd chan ... |
A legal high is a cheaper high [01.10.2013] | A study by the Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies showed that if marijuana were legalized and taxed at a similar rate to cigarettes, it would yie ... |
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