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.

|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.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
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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.

|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.

|ByREUTERS

Israeli-Canadian company makes leap in medical treatment with CBD

A major roadblock for the CBD pharmaceutical field has been smashed by Israeli-Canadian company Innocan Pharma.

JANUARY 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
CBD Oil is displayed at The Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition (CWCBExpo) trade show in New York City, New York, US, May 30, 2019

Is weed bad for you? Brain function could be impacted when sober - study

Cannabis has numerous positive qualities and is often prescribed as a medication. But residual effects can impact cognitive function even when one sobers up.

JANUARY 20, 2022ByAARON REICH
An employee inspects the leaf of a cannabis plant at a medical marijuana plantation in northern Israel.

Can weed stop COVID-19? Two hemp compounds might - study

Compounds found in cannabis sativa seem to target the coronavirus spike protein, its main method of infection.

JANUARY 12, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
CANTEK-brand medical cannabis in at their indoor growing facility in Mavki'im, in southern Israel.

Israeli company to develop plant-based cancer treatment

A collaboration between the Israeli company Cannabotech and Haifa University researchers may lead to an improved method for killing pancreatic and colon cancer cells.

JANUARY 3, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Israeli company wins license to develop plant-based cancer treatment

The company recently reported that one of its products assisted in killing breast cancer cells by up to six times the amount of current treatments.

JANUARY 3, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Israeli convicted of drug possession freed from Belarus

Maya Reiten-Stoll, an attorney, traveled to Belarus in late October to meet a client and was arrested at the airport with 2.5 grams of cannabis.

DECEMBER 30, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
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Israeli cannabis start-up leads way in killing cancer- study

In a new study, CannaboBreast products by Cannabotech showed up to a sixfold improvement in killing breast cancer cells over the existing treatment.

DECEMBER 23, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hundreds of Israelis gather in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on April 20, 2021to protest in favor of cannabis legalization and for reforms in the medical cannabis market.

Cannabis oil can help treat autism symptoms - Israeli study

Scientists from Tel Aviv University demonstrated the positive effect of cannabis oils in animal models in a laboratory.

DECEMBER 20, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
CBD Oil is displayed at The Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition (CWCBExpo) trade show in New York City, New York, US, May 30, 2019

Cannabis found to impact fertility in two generations of mice

The study cites past publications that have suggested similar implications for human users.

DECEMBER 10, 2021ByEMILY CRASNICK

Indictment filed against brothers after discovery of explosives lab

The suspects' mother is also suspected of trafficking cannabis with them.

DECEMBER 9, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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