Israel Cannabis News & Information

Israel Operations of Tikun Olam Up for Sale

Wed / Aug 21st

Medical cannabis company Tikun Olam is reportedly looking to sell their operations in Israel following a Health Ministry decision to… Read More

Israel College Offers Medical Cannabis Bachelor’s Program

Mon / Jul 8th

Israel’s Max Stern Yezreel Valley College will offer a bachelor’s degree program in medical cannabis starting next academic year –… Read More

Israel OKs Home Grows Under Cannabis Decriminalization Reforms

Fri / Apr 5th

On April 1, Israel decriminalized adult cannabis use including home-growing and low-level possession, according to a Forbes report. Under the… Read More

Raphael Mechoulam Joins Israeli Cannabis Company

Tue / Mar 5th

Raphael Mechoulam, the organic chemist best known for the first isolation and synthesis of THC, has joined Israeli medical cannabis… Read More

Israeli Study Shows CBD Effective for Autism

Fri / Feb 8th

A study conducted by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University Medical Center in Israel has shown… Read More

Israel Approves Cannabis Exports

Thu / Dec 27th

The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, unanimously approved the export of medical cannabis products on Tuesday, The Washington Post reports. Israel is a… Read More

Israel to Vote On Cannabis Decriminalization

Thu / Jul 12th

Israel’s legislative body, the Knesset, is expected to vote this week on a law that would decriminalize cannabis possession, according… Read More

Israeli Pharmacies to Sell MMJ Under Pilot Program This Month

Mon / Apr 9th

Starting April 20, some Israeli pharmacies will begin selling medical cannabis products under a national pilot program, CTECH reports. The… Read More

Israeli MMJ Company Signs 6yr Production Deal with European Client

Mon / Mar 5th

Israeli medical cannabis company Medivie Therapeutics and its subsidiary High Pharma has announced a $110 million deal to cultivate and… Read More

Study: 96% of Cancer Patients Find Relief with MMJ

Wed / Feb 28th

A study published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine conducted medical cannabis producer Tikun Olam found 96 percent of… Read More

Study: MMJ ‘Safe and Efficacious’ for Elderly, Reduced Opioid Use by 18 percent

Thu / Feb 8th

In a study published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine, Israeli researchers, including Raphael Mechoulam, found that after six… Read More

Israeli PM Netanyahu Blocks MMJ Export Plan Pending Review

Wed / Feb 7th

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preventing medical cannabis companies from exporting products – a move that was approved in… Read More

Israeli Police to Charge Small Illegal Cultivators with Minor ‘Personal Use’

Mon / Dec 4th

According to a leaked internal memo outlined by Haaretz, police in Israel are set to begin treating small quantity cannabis… Read More

Biotech Startup Awards Grant to Cannabis Pioneer to Explore CBD as Asthma Therapy

Tue / Oct 24th

CIITECH, a cannabis biotech startup developing Israeli cannabis products in the United Kingdom and European Union, has awarded research funding… Read More

Israeli and Canadian Firms Partner for Cannabis Production Plants in 4 U.S. States

Wed / Aug 30th

Israel-based medical cannabis company Panaxia has partnered with Canada’s Bioceutical Corporation to set up four medical cannabis production plants in… Read More

Israel Approves MMJ Export Plan

Mon / Aug 14th

Israeli Finance and Health ministers have approved a plan allowing medical cannabis to be exported from the country in a… Read More

Israel Planning Overhaul of MMJ Distribution System to Increase Access

Wed / Jul 5th

Israel’s Health Ministry will introduce a new system of medical cannabis distribution in August and invest NIS 2 million (USD… Read More

Israel Loosens MMJ Restrictions, Allows Public Use of Cannabis Oil & Vapor

Mon / May 15th

New medical cannabis rules in Israel will reduce wait times for patients to receive authorization to use and possess medical… Read More

Study: Cannabis Could Help Reverse Brain Aging

Tue / May 9th

Researchers at Germany’s University of Bonn, along with colleagues from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, report that low… Read More

Israeli MMJ Manufacturer Set to Launch Products in Nevada

Fri / Apr 21st

Tikun Olam, a medical cannabis provider in Israel known as T.O. Global LLC in North America, has partnered with CW… Read More

Cannabinoid Research Center Officially Launches at Israel’s Hebrew University

Thu / Apr 6th

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has launched the Multidisciplinary Center of Cannabinoid Research which will conduct and coordinate research on… Read More

Steep Hill Announces Partnership with iCAN Israel, Plans R&D Lab

Wed / Mar 22nd

Steep Hill Labs will bring its talents to Israel, announcing that the company has entered into a joint venture with… Read More

Israel Grants Preliminary MMJ Cultivation Licenses to 37 Farmers

Thu / Mar 16th

Israel’s Health Ministry has issued 37 preliminary permits to farmers to build facilities to cultivate medicinal cannabis, according to a… Read More

Israel Decriminalizes Cannabis Use

Mon / Mar 6th

Israel’s cabinet has approved the decriminalization of cannabis and an inter-ministerial team will next propose amendments and regulations required to… Read More

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