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March 14, 2024, 8:10 am
Amid high demand, medical cannabis experts hail ‘game-changing’ relaxation of rules
Estimates see upcoming Health Ministry policy changes combined with war-related PTSD cases driving a 70 percent growth in registered patients
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Gavriel Fiske
September 3, 2023, 5:13 pm
Major study advises young people, pregnant women and drivers to avoid cannabis
Umbrella review of research over past 20 years says marijuana can be effective for illnesses such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and chronic pain, ‘not without adverse events’
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March 11, 2023, 4:56 am
Raphael Mechoulam, Israel’s ‘father of cannabis research,’ dies at 92
Esteemed scientist led pioneering research into psychoactive substance, with findings that helped ease its shift out of counterculture and into the mainstream
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Andrew Silow-Carroll
December 8, 2022, 6:25 pm
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December 5, 2022, 1:31 pm
Police bust network of doctors allegedly selling medical marijuana permits
Authorities say senior medics and brokers provided online service netting thousands of shekels apiece; say drug dealers exploited network to purchase supplies
By
Michael Horovitz
October 26, 2022, 12:53 pm
Cloned cannabis cells with 12 times more potency are grown in Israeli bioreactor
Company behind the tech says each gram of its product will stretch much further in treating patients than a gram from cannabis plant — and needs far less water and other resources
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Nathan Jeffay
July 22, 2022, 10:29 am
Aliens? Root cause of Australia’s pink sky a bit more dope
Speculation over zany heavens abounded on social media; culprit revealed to be medical cannabis farm that did not close its blinds
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Sara Serfaty
June 1, 2022, 12:56 pm
Israeli researchers use repurposed plant virus to grow ‘enhanced’ cannabis
Scientists manage to increase levels of active components THC and CBG, opening up new opportunities for the growing industry
By
Tobias Siegal
May 18, 2022, 6:11 pm
First-ever export of Israeli medical cannabis seeds heads to US
Agriculture Ministry hails development as a major step toward country becoming a significant player in the global cannabis market
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ToI Staff
February 6, 2022, 9:05 am
Desert town Yeruham aims for employment high as Israel’s ‘medical cannabis capital’
Town in southern Negev hopes to capitalize on its economic priority zone status by drawing startups in developing field of non-recreational pot
By
Alexandra Vardi
February 2, 2022, 3:10 pm
Budding market: Lucrative cannabis industry looks to leverage ex-politicians’ sway
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
By
Ilan Ben Zion
January 13, 2022, 6:24 pm
Study: Cannabis compounds prevent coronavirus entering cells
CBGA and CBDA, both found in hemp, bind to virus’s spike proteins, blocking it from infecting people, researchers say
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ToI Staff
January 2, 2022, 12:45 pm
Israeli startup aims to light medical cannabis patients’ way through hazy system
Ra’anana-based Cannbis looks to become go-to information resource and online marketplace for licensed consumers, now numbering over 100,000
By
Ricky Ben-David
December 30, 2021, 2:01 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 30 – Knesset ministers opine and Teva takes on cannabis
Tech Israel’s Ricky Ben David talks about Teva’s cannabis entry and the Facebook bill, as US correspondent Jacob Magid discusses his interviews with Nachman Shai and Merav Michaeli
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ToI Staff
December 27, 2021, 11:27 pm
Teva makes first foray into medical cannabis sector, with new distribution deal
Israeli pharma giant signs agreement with Cannbit-Tikun Olam to produce THC and CBD oils for Israeli, Palestinian Authority markets
By
Ricky Ben-David
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