Cannabis

WATCH: Israel Police raid cannabis dens in Tel Aviv apartment, find drug bags in Haifa vehicle

Israel Police raided an apartment in Tel Aviv’s Kfar Shalem, seizing 42.5 kilograms of suspected cannabis, while separate operations in Haifa led to additional arrests and drug seizures.

Israel Police seize 42.5kg. of cannabis in a Tel Aviv apartment, January 7, 2026.
US REPRESENTATIVE Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and her husband Tim Mynett listen as Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech during a rally on the National Mall, one week before the November 5 US presidential election, in Washington, US, October 29, 2024.

Fraud claims, wine money, Sharia: Ethical storms around Ilhan Omar’s husband

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, December 11, 2025.

Trump weighs order to loosen federal marijuana restrictions

A Spanish National Police officer guards part of a drug stash at the Port of Arinaga on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, October 26, 2025.

Spanish police bust gang that used helicopters to fly drugs from Morocco


Israeli company makes ‘stable and uniform’ cannabis seeds for 1st export

The seeds were shipped this week to the United States, the first time ever that cannabis seeds have been exported from Israel.

Hemp seeds cannabis sativa

There is a kashrut revolution going on for medical cannabis

In Israel, there are more than 100,000 patients with valid medical cannabis licenses, that consume a massive amount of cannabis every year.

Seach medical cannabis farm

'Am Yisrael High': YIVO exhibit shows connection between Jews, weed

The exhibit displays texts and artifacts tracing the connections — some speculative and most very real — between Jews and weed.

 A glass bong in the shape of a menorah is featured in “Am Yisrael High: The Story of Jews and Cannabis,” an new exhibit at YIVO opening May 5, 2022.

Secret Hamas-level 'weed tunnel' found in Israel

The tunnel was of such complexity that police say it rivals the secret Hamas terror tunnels from Gaza into Israel.

Marijuana plants found by police in Ramat Gan

What are the negative effects of smoking cannabis? - study

This study examined how cannabis smoking affects the biological process of aging and the answers aren’t so great. The good news is that the damage is reversible.

A man prepares a cigarette mixed with marijuana during Cannatech 2017, an annual global cannabis industry event, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 20, 2017.

Super-Pharm to independently import, sell medical cannabis in Israel

This follows several steps taken in Israel to make the use of medical cannabis more efficient for those who need it.

AN EMPLOYEE holds freshly-harvested medical cannabis flowers at Pharmocann, an Israeli medical cannabis company in the North.

Herzog, Sa'ar call on convicted cannabis users to request clemency

The President and Justice Minister are working to decriminalize the personal use of cannabis and make it an administrative offense as part of a broader push to reform Israel's penal system.

New Hope leader Gideon Sa'ar.

Israel will remove CBD from Dangerous Drug Ordinance

CBD, the second-most prevalent active ingredient in marijuana, will now be imported into Israel but will not be used in food, supplements or cosmetics.

AN EMPLOYEE holds freshly-harvested medical cannabis flowers at Pharmocann, an Israeli medical cannabis company in the North.

Marijuana for trauma: Report shows positive effects of medical cannabis

An Israeli medical center and cannabis producer are making a joint effort to report weed’s benefits.

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Sa'ar drafts decriminalization of cannabis plan

The justice minister's new bill aims to make cannabis offenses punishable by a NIS 1,000 fine on each occurrence.

GIDEON SA'AR in his Knesset office.