Israel eases restrictions on medical marijuana use and possession
New directives allow patients to use cannabis oil or vapor in public — but smoking outside your home is still banned
Haaretz (Israel)
Monday, May 15, 2017
Monday, May 15, 2017
Israel's Health Ministry recently released new directives easing restrictions on the possession and use of medical marijuana by authorized users. The directives, which go into effect immediately, allow patients who have been prescribed marijuana to consume the drug in public as oil or as vapor. However, smoking cannabis, the method that most patients in Israel use, is still banned in public. Permits for the use of medical marijuana have until now been very strict: Patients were only allowed to use it at the address listed in the permit, usually their home, and not in the presence of another person. Possession of marijuana was also restricted to the user’s home.
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