Cannabis

Border Police seize over 10,000 cannabis plants located in 18 greenhouses in southern Israel

The event took place as part of a wider operation to locate and destroy illegal drug greenhouses across southern Israel.

MAY 13, 2026|BySHIR PERETS

Border Police forces located 18 drug greenhouses containing more than 10,000 cannabis plants, May 11, 2026.

The Israeli Embassy in London places its flag at half-mast to commemorate the victims of the Meron stampede that took place on Lag Ba'omer 2021.

UK man charged for threatening messages to Israeli embassy, Muslim orgs, MP office

Thirty-year-old Nick Daly faces nine counts of offensive messages for allegedly sending eight anti-Muslim messages to a Muslim organization and one antisemitic message to the Israeli embassy.

MAY 10, 2026|ByMICHAEL STARR

Health Ministry changes medical cannabis guidelines, passes responsibility to insurance funds

Cannabis may still be considered in severe cases, such as insomnia or acute distress, but only alongside proven treatments like psychotherapy and under close supervision.

MAY 3, 2026|ByDR. ITAY GAL

The Indonesia national flag flutters in the wind above an entrance to the Kerobokan Prison on November 6, 2025.

Sick American basketball player jailed in Indonesia over cannabis gummies pleads for early release

Jarred Shaw admitted to importing 132 cannabis gummies but only to help relieve the symptoms of Crohn's disease. He was sentenced to 26 months in prison.

APRIL 21, 2026|ByREUTERS

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.

MAY 13, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

'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.

MAY 1, 2022ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA

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.

APRIL 3, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

MARCH 20, 2022ByWALLA!

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.

MARCH 17, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

MARCH 6, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

FEBRUARY 28, 2022BySHIRA SILKOFF