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Israel's medicinal cannabis policies are about to change. Here's how

Israel's new reforms for medicinal cannabis will remove a lot of the heavy regulations in the sector, making it more accessible and boosting new research.

 A man inspects the leaf of a cannabis plant at a medical marijuana plantation in northern Israel.
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Medical marijuana licensing: Israeli patients aren't benefitting anymore

  The National Insurance Institute building in Jerusalem

Who is entitled to funding for the new medical cannabis insurance benefit?

 Employees of Plantis Agro Medical Cannabis company check the cannabis plants they grow for medical cannabis patients in Israel and abroad, in Moshav Keshet, Golan Heights, on May 16, 2023.

Accessibility to medical cannabis in Israel to be made easier for some


SodaStream CEO Birnbaum joins bubbling medical cannabis race

Now, Daniel Birnbaum - who continues to head SodaStream after the acquisition - is increasingly focusing on another type of growth: medical cannabis.

An autonomous cannabis-growing device by Israeli company, Seedo, is displayed with an orchid inside it, at an exhibition stand during Cannatech 2017, an annual global cannabis industry event, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 20, 2017. Picture taken March 20, 2017

Nitzan Alon: From IDF's Iran 'project director' to medical cannabis

Alon, aged 54, was appointed as the IDF's project director for Iran issues in July 2018 by then-chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot to deal with Iran’s nuclear program.

Maj.-Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon (C) talks to former defense minister Avigdor Liberman

Will medical cannabis exports be a cash cow for Israel?

“I believe that because of the cannabis gold rush, many people are going into the business without real understanding of what they are going into."

An employee tends to a freshly-harvested medical cannabis plant at Pharmocann, an Israeli medical cannabis company in northern Israel January 24, 2019.

Cannabis relieves symptoms in children with autism - new study shows

A good quality of life, which was reported by 31.3 percent of patients prior to treatment initiation with cannabis oil medication, more than doubled to 66.8 percent at six months.

A man examines cannabis plants, grown in Israel for medical marijuana use.

Cannabis-cultivators arrested for illegal growth, distribution

Over 1,000 cannabis plants and equipment connected to the drugs were seized during the police operation, during which over 160 kilograms of the substances were seized.

Cannabis plants discovered during a police investigation in northern Israel, 2019.

Israel gives green light to medical cannabis exports

"I have supported the export of medical cannabis from Israel all along, and I welcome the government's approval today," says Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon.

An employee tends to a medical cannabis plants at Pharmocann, an Israeli medical cannabis company in northern Israel January 24, 2019

Israel's grass to grow greener, cabinet about to approve cannabis exports

Israel is already considered a world leader in cannabis production, and the legalization of exports will boost the sector even more.

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Israeli venture capital firm to launch cannabis technology fund

The fund, which will manage $30 million in capital, will invest in medical and agricultural applications for cannabis technology, in retail and e-commerce and in pure research.

A worker touches a cannabis plant at a growing facility for the Tikun Olam company near the northern city of Safed

'High' sales expected following Knesset approval of cannabis exports

“Cannabis will become as important to Israel’s economy as high-tech," said the the CEO of iCAN: Israel Cannabis.

A man examines cannabis plants, grown in Israel for medical marijuana use.

Israel likely to allow medical cannabis exports by year-end

Israeli companies - befitting from a favourable climate and expertise in medical and agricultural technologies - are among the world’s biggest producers of medical cannabis.

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