Israel’s Cannabis Industry Blazes Ahead

[slimvictor]

Some months ago I wrote about Israel’s potential rise as a cannabis superpower and recent news suggest the country is living up to its reputation as a leader in medical cannabis.

In January the government announced plans to open the local medical marijuana market to new farms and sellers.

Adding to the developments on a governmental level, Israeli startups are utilizing cannabis for medical and technological advancements all the while working their way around regulations and other hurdles.

Today only eight farms are allowed to grow cannabis for medical purposes in Israel and to change this, the country’s Health Ministry announced a plan to open the medical marijuana market to new players. This means that anyone who meets specific safety and quality requirements is eligible to grow and sell cannabis.

“Even today there are pharmacies giving out all kinds of other medicines such as morphine. We will also sort out cannabis. There will be registration and we will supervise it,” Yaakov Litzman, Israel’s minister of health told a local newspaper.


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[StudebakerHawk]

Good to see some sensible policies appearing around the world ...

 

[Silverback]

Very Interesting. Israeli Breeders are also the first to develop a strain with 0% THC, used for medicinal purposes, to treat mental illnesses, pain, and other things. There's a new strain called CBD Therapy available in the UK. It's an Indica/Sativa (don't know the exact blend) with a 20/1 CBD/THC ratio. Those types of strains will probably take over and replace the hemp oil products, since it takes a lot of hemp to make CBD oil - not so much with cannabis that has up to 8% CBD.

I did an experiment with CBD oil and gave it to my cat, because she's a scaredy-cat. She's not so scared any more.

I'm going to give some to a friend of mine that has trouble with anxiety. We'll see...