by Ben Horner
The Israeli government announced in the spring that they making the way to fully decriminalizing recreational cannabis, as well as expunging criminal records for possession of pot. CBD was just removed from the Israeli dangerous drug list in the spring of this year, but it is not permitted in supplements, cosmetics, or food.
Medical cannabis is legal in Israel, and there is a growing market in the country for it. Over half of the medical cannabis produced is imported. Recreational marijuana is still illegal.
Raphael Mechoulam, an Israeli chemist from Hebrew University who specializes in studying of cannabinoids, was the first to isolate THC. Today, the Israeli science community and cannabis businesses (there are over a hundred of them) still are developing new strains and growing techniques.
According to Jewish religious laws, cannabis is not kosher for Passover in some sects because it is considered a legume.
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