The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/legalized-marijuana/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png legalized marijuana | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/legalized-marijuana/ 32 32 Is weed the Chosen People’s drug of choice? These artifacts suggest it may be https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-weed-the-chosen-peoples-drug-of-choice-these-artifacts-suggest-it-may-be/ Wed, 11 May 2022 03:18:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2758968 A new exhibit running through December at the YIVO Institute in NYC fires up the Jewish people's relationship with marijuana from biblical times to the 'Old Country' and today

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]]> Justice minister proposes further decriminalizing recreational cannabis use https://www.timesofisrael.com/justice-minister-proposes-further-decriminalizing-recreational-cannabis-use/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:13:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2699417 The plan won't allow prosecution 'other than in exceptional cases,' limits fines to NIS 1,000, won't differentiate between first and repeated offenses

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]]> Budding market: Lucrative cannabis industry looks to leverage ex-politicians’ sway https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-leaders-seek-profits-from-cannabis-legalization/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:10:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2694892 Increasing numbers of former leaders and security chiefs find new careers in the country’s tightly controlled cannabis industry, which hopes to use influence to change laws

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]]> Podcast: Pharmacist who opened his mind to Rx marijuana wants Israel to get lit https://www.timesofisrael.com/podcast-pharmacist-who-opened-his-mind-to-rx-marijuana-wants-israel-to-get-lit/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:43:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2529017 Until the 1930s, cannabis products were sold in local pharmacies, says Saul Kaye, head of CannaTech and iCan. Now, by not deregulating medical pot, Startup Nation is falling behind

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]]> New York state legalizes recreational marijuana https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-york-state-legalizes-recreational-marijuana/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 18:47:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2516576 Cuomo signs legislation Wednesday; state to automatically clear records of people with past convictions of cannabis-related offenses that would no longer be criminalized

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]]> Israel announces plan to legalize recreational cannabis within 9 months https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-announces-plan-to-legalize-recreational-cannabis-within-9-months/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:45:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2428895&preview=true&preview_id=2428895 According to recommendations of interministerial team, marijuana will be sold to users aged 21 and up, but not for consumption in public

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]]> Government panel said to back legalizing marijuana sales https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-panel-said-to-back-legalizing-marijuana-sales/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:18:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2427963 Committee will reportedly recommend setting up authorized shops to sell the drug for recreational use to those 21 and older, but ban smoking it in public

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]]> ‘King of Weed’: Meet the Jewish mogul who’s smokin’ the competition https://www.timesofisrael.com/king-of-weed-meet-the-jewish-mogul-whos-smokin-the-competition/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 23:28:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2255465 Venezuela-born Michael Steinmetz has an engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon, worked for NASA, and was an investment banker for Merrill Lynch. Now he's a top US weed seller

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]]> Founder of Telegrass pot marketplace escapes police in Ukraine https://www.timesofisrael.com/founder-of-telegrass-pot-marketplace-escapes-police-in-ukraine/ Fri, 16 Aug 2019 06:03:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2131171&preview=true&preview_id=2131171 Amos Dov Silver was set to be extradited to Israel after the Ukrainian supreme court rejected his appeal on Thursday

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]]> Future Boston-area pot shop vandalized with anti-Semitic, racist graffiti https://www.timesofisrael.com/future-boston-area-pot-shop-vandalized-with-anti-semitic-racist-graffiti/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 20:16:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2118895 Jordan Avery, 25, the African-American owner who is converting to Judaism, insists he won't be stopped

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]]> Rabbi peeved as first weed cafe in US to open near synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-peeved-as-first-weed-cafe-in-us-to-open-near-synagogue/ Fri, 19 Jul 2019 06:13:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2114916 Denise Eger worries members of Congregation Kol Ami in Los Angeles could get a 'contact high' from patrons of the Lowell Cafe as they walk to services

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]]> PM said to back law to legalize public pot-smoking, home-growing for private use https://www.timesofisrael.com/likud-mk-pushes-to-legalize-pot-smoking-in-public-home-growing-for-personal-use/ Thu, 13 Jun 2019 08:19:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2093489 Ahead of elections, Netanyahu reportedly set to support Likud MK Haskel's bill softening laws on marijuana; Likud also appoints new adviser to target Russian-speaking voters

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]]> Prosecutors charge 27 suspects in Telegram cannabis marketplace https://www.timesofisrael.com/prosecutors-charge-27-suspects-in-telegram-cannabis-marketplace/ Thu, 18 Apr 2019 12:21:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2060050&preview=true&preview_id=2060050 Indictment alleges managers of marijuana distribution network were knowingly involved, and sometimes even encouraged sale of drugs to minors

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]]> Prosecutors to charge 22 suspects in Telegram cannabis marketplace https://www.timesofisrael.com/prosecutors-to-charge-22-suspects-in-telegram-cannabis-marketplace/ Sun, 14 Apr 2019 14:19:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2057138&preview=true&preview_id=2057138 Police say they have completed their probe into Telegrass network, a month after arresting 42 suspected members in several countries

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]]> Partial decriminalization of public cannabis use takes effect Sunday night https://www.timesofisrael.com/partial-decriminalization-of-public-cannabis-use-to-come-into-effect/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 11:10:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2047485 Legalization activists warn substituting fines for criminal indictments may lead to stricter enforcement by police

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