Israel Moves to Legalize Medical Marijuana

[PharmaCan]

The Knesset Labor, Social Affairs and Health Committee instructed the Health Ministry on Tuesday to complete within four months its proposals for regulating the use of marijuana (cannabis) for medicinal purposes.

Patients suffering from severe pain from cancer, multiple sclerosis or certain other conditions can apply for a license to obtain free a supply of pure marijuana strains for smoking to relieve their pain.

The committee, headed by MK Haim Katz, said that medical marijuana should not become too costly for the suffering patient to purchase. A detailed bill to regulate medical marijuana would supervise the production, quality and marketing of the product and prevent the drug from reaching illegal users or merchants.

At present, medical marijuana licenses are approved for the ministry by Dr. Yehuda Baruch, director-general of Abarbanel Mental Health Center. He told the committee that the issue involves a number of difficult problems, such as depending on a single supplier who grows marijuana for charitable purposes.

As the number of would-be users is expected to grow significantly, the terms for use, cultivation and distribution of the plant must be set down in law, he said.

While the ministry wants to give medical cannabis to patients who really need it, the Israel Police is worried that it could reach the hands of criminals.

The Tikun Olam company supplies pure cannabis to 700 patients suffering from serious pain, and it does so on a non-profit charitable basis, but company head Perry Klein said expanding production significantly would be a burden on the enterprise.

Tal Mark, a patient with a license to smoke medical marijuana, said he has used it for a year, during which he has stopped taking a long list of painkillers that pose serious side effects.

The quality of his life, said Mark, has greatly improved, and he functions much better than before.

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[JackTheGrower]

Nice post!

Now if we can get the killing to stop.. More Cannabis anyone?

 

[humboldtlocal]

Shalom Israel!

 

[jayburtonboy]

This is awesome news! One state at a time or one country at a time. Regardless another win for MJ!

 

[poina]

Now roll one and invite the Palestinians.

 

[VerdantGreen]

Now roll one and invite the Palestinians.

miracles take a little longer

 

[JackTheGrower]

I was introduced to the Torah with the movie "PI."

The structure of Hebrew is mathematical.

I am still impressed with that.. Also Jewish Mysticism is very interesting as well.

Oh an one of my Nieces converted to Judaism this last year.. You have to pass a test!

An interesting subject.

 

[WokkaWokka!]

Now roll one and invite the Palestinians.

Yeah right. Nobody tells the Israelis what to do, they are the perfect chosen ones without fault or sin or blame. You did not know this?

 

[Harvest]

LOL, Wokka, we really guna start taking shots at peoples faith? Either way maybe this will chill those crazy motherfuckers out on every side of the sand dune.
:friends:

 

[lunatick]

i don't get it,we already have legal mmj in israel - whats new?

in order to get a medical card u need to have a recommendation by a specialist,most still hesitate and its a long proses.

i really hope that the proses will get shortened and a regular family doctor will b able to issue a card.

unfortunately in regards to legislation we are more followers then leaders - as soon as some of the u.s country's will make it legal we will surely flow with the stream.

Harvest - "motherfuckers" - "sand dune" - i will bury u in one - mofo

 

[Harvest]

i was referring to the crazies.... and yes that sand dune, EVERYONE has been spilling blood senselessly for since forever. Never ment to offend...mofo.

 

[lunatick]

Harvest - sorry for being aggressive,im taking it back.

 

[Hash Zeppelin]

legal weed in israel and palestine might help bring a little peace.

 

[JackTheGrower]

legal weed in Israel and Palestine might help bring a little peace.

Their political situation is whack..

What is the laws on Cannabis for non-medical if someone knows.. I could Google but maybe someone here knows it better than Google..

 

[lunatick]

What is the laws on Cannabis for non-medical

possession under 10g(hash or weed)is considered a personal use - one might get a slap on the wrist(a warning)if lucky(first time)

a person can still claim personal use for any weight - i know ppl that got caught with a kilo or more and the case was treated as a personal use(more or less).

over 10g - (lucky=a warning)if not its considered a non personal use(first time) - usually its visiting an officer and being tested for drugs(urine)for a "wile"(trail date) in order to estimate your situation - if all is clean one could end it all with that - if not its all depend on your(mine ;-)) criminal record.

growing weed its a different story - up to 20y jail time - but these days its not likely.

 

[DocLeaf]

Shalom to that..!

 

[englishrick]

has any 1 here got a licence to grow in Israel???,,,,,,,

ive got friends over there with licences,,,

everyone is a lil confused to whats going on at the min,,,,,,,,do any of you guys have a real conection to IT?,,,,,,,,can i manke Alea and work for the gov dealing with the medi program?????

my Aunt lives in Elat an shes runnin the Elat devishion of the Yael Yarok *the green leaf party*,,,,,,i know Mr Biron personly,,,,,,,he says they might get into power pretty soon,,,,give it a few years and they will have all the youth support

 

[englishrick]

btw,,,,,my friends have had licences for years,,,,,,,,whats so new about this????????

 

[purple_man]

crazy stuff brovas n sistas!

as far as i know, some of the most renowned scientists dealing with cannabis research are in israel... reminds me of the G.W. pharmaceutics deal with the queen, and the regulation for the masses in britain...

shalom!

 

[Kola Radical]

Now if they could only stop murdering innocent people and stealing their land.