Medical cannabis bill passes first reading with Ra'am's support

A bill from New Hope faction head Sharren Haskel legalizing cannabis passed its first reading in the Knesset.

PM Naftali Bennett shakes MK Sharren Haskel's hand in the Knesset Plenum. October 13, 2021.

PM Naftali Bennett shakes MK Sharren Haskel's hand in the Knesset Plenum. October 13, 2021.

(photo credit: NOAM MOSKOVITZ/KNESSET)

OCTOBER 13, 2021 17:21

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