medical cannabis

An illustration of Seedo’s technology for the automated growing of cannabis. (Seedo)

May 21, 2019, 1:04 pm

Medical cannabis firm Seedo sets up distribution center in Rotterdam

Israeli startup to use base for the sale of its fridge-like system for growing medical cannabis at home

By Shoshanna Solomon

A worker tends to cannabis plants at the Tikun Olam growing facility in Israel. (Abir Sultan/Flash 90)

May 16, 2019, 10:36 pm

Health Ministry to reschedule medical cannabis, allowing for sale in pharmacies

Under new guidelines, specialist doctors will be able to prescribe plant without license or approval, like any other medication

By TOI staff

Illustrative: An Israeli agricultural engineer inspects marijuana plants at the BOL (Breath Of Life) Pharma greenhouse in the country's second-largest medical cannabis plantation, near Kfar Pines in northern Israel, on March 9, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP)

May 11, 2019, 2:53 am

US turns to Israeli know-how for medical cannabis research

American businesses and investors looking for advanced information on the plant are turning to the Jewish State, where the government not only allows research, but funds it

By Maya Mirsky

An Israeli woman works at the Tikkun Olam medical cannabis farm. (photo credit: AP)

May 1, 2019, 3:02 pm

Hebrew University hosts cannabis conference to forge way forward

In 2018, the Jerusalem institution’s tech transfer arm struck 25 licensing agreements in the field of cannabis, accounting for 10% of total licensing volume that year

By Shoshanna Solomon

Yochanan Danino, incoming chairman of the board of directors for Together Pharma. (Together Pharma/PR)

February 6, 2019, 1:02 pm

Ex-police chief takes post pushing medical cannabis worldwide

Yohanan Danino appointed chairman of Together Pharma, says marijuana can help patients suffering from a variety of ailments

By Stuart Winer

The annual CannaTech event held in Tel Aviv on March 20, 2017. CannaTech showcases cannabis and all the opportunity that surrounds it (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

January 27, 2019, 5:29 pm

Ministers approve exports of medical marijuana

22 acres of cannabis already being cultivated for sale overseas, expected to begin late this year

By TOI staff

Yehudah Haber in an undated photo from his army days. (courtesy Yehudah Haber)

January 6, 2019, 5:52 pm

Cancer patient sues Health Ministry over slashed marijuana prescriptions

Medical cannabis halted growth of Yehudah Haber’s malignant brain tumor, but the Health Ministry, against advice of 4 doctors, has reduced his dosage by 60%

By Melanie Lidman

A worker tends to cannabis plants at a growing facility for the Tikun Olam company near the northern city of Safed, August 31, 2010. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)

December 27, 2018, 1:54 am

High hopes as Israel moves closer to allowing cannabis exports

After Knesset okay, cabinet must now decide on legislation making country third in world to legalize selling medical marijuana abroad; industry expected to be worth over $1 billion

By Marcy Oster

Medical marijuana smoking supplies at a store adjacent to the 'Tikun Olam' store in Tel Aviv, on April 10, 2016. Tikun Olam Ltd. is the largest supplier of medical Cannabis in Israel, operating under license from the Health Ministry since 2007. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

November 7, 2018, 3:11 pm

Thousands of patients in limbo as ministry temporarily shuts top cannabis grower

As health officials cite concerns with hygiene, patients left with with no way to fill prescriptions fume at both ministry and Tikun Olam company over ‘broken system’

By Melanie Lidman

October 15, 2018, 3:14 pm

Israeli lab set up to give clinical validation to cannabis research

Lumir Lab, on campus of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will be led by Czech chemist who is an authority in the field

By Shoshanna Solomon

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak attends a conference marking the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, at the Ben Zvi Institute in Jerusalem on June 5, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

September 25, 2018, 4:54 pm

Ex-PM Ehud Barak to chair medical cannabis firm InterCure

Company to employ former Israeli leader to lead its global growth strategy for a 40-hour-per-month job that will pay $10,000

By TOI staff

Dr Dvory Namdar, the chief chemist and research associate at the government's marijuana greenhouses at the Volcani Center in Rishon Lezion, holds a flowering cannabis plant on June 27, 2018. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)

August 18, 2018, 12:43 pm

Weed firms fume as government rolls with cannabis research but stubs out exports

The Volcani Center’s medical marijuana research is part of Israel’s bid to be a world leader in medical cannabis, though businesses are angry over Netanyahu’s exports freeze

By Melanie Lidman

August 16, 2018, 2:28 pm

Israeli firms team up to create kits for growing medical cannabis at home

Cannabics Pharmaceuticals and Enroll Grow Tech, the maker of the Seedo home lab, aim to eventually expand the AI-based technology to industrial use

By Shoshanna Solomon

April 2, 2018, 12:27 pm

Yossi Bornstein

Is it still worth investing in Israel’s medical cannabis industry?

Israel’s medical cannabis industry, at the forefront of global technological developments, has been hit by a government decision to freeze exports

A cannabis plant was brought to the Knesset in 2009 for the Labor Welfare and Health Committee, which was addressing the issue of medical marijuana. (Kobi Gideon/Flash 90)

March 4, 2018, 5:07 pm

Israeli medical cannabis company announces record $110 million deal

Medivie Therapeutic warns it will sell knowledge instead of plants if government fails to legalize exports soon

By Sue Surkes