Marijuana

Collective trauma reminders trigger immediate cannabis, tobacco cravings, Hebrew U. study finds

Hebrew University researchers said reminders of the October 7 attack may prompt regular users to seek cannabis or nicotine as a rapid psychological defense against existential fear.

JUNE 21, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Illustration of an ashtray with cigarettes, August 24, 2024.

MARIJUANA SEIZED during a raid on a Rehovot nursery.

Police arrest two in raid on Rehovot cannabis nursery, seize hundreds of plants

The police stated that the operation had come after weeks of investigations, and that the two suspects were thought to have been involved both in growing the drugs and in dealing them.

MAY 25, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

Border Police forces located 18 drug greenhouses containing more than 10,000 cannabis plants, May 11, 2026.

Border Police seize over 10,000 cannabis plants located in 18 greenhouses in southern Israel

The event took place as part of a wider operation to locate and destroy illegal drug greenhouses across southern Israel.

MAY 13, 2026|BySHIR PERETS

WEAPONS CONFISCATED by the police during the 'On Target' operation.

Over 200 arrested, guns, explosives confiscated, in major Arab crime crackdown by Israel Police

Since the start of the year, police have been conducting operation 'On Target,' consisting of a series of focused raids on known crime forces within the Arab community.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

'Am Yisrael High': YIVO exhibit shows connection between Jews, weed

The exhibit displays texts and artifacts tracing the connections — some speculative and most very real — between Jews and weed.

MAY 1, 2022ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA

A glass bong in the shape of a menorah is featured in “Am Yisrael High: The Story of Jews and Cannabis,” an new exhibit at YIVO opening May 5, 2022.

Secret Hamas-level 'weed tunnel' found in Israel

The tunnel was of such complexity that police say it rivals the secret Hamas terror tunnels from Gaza into Israel.

APRIL 3, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Marijuana plants found by police in Ramat Gan

Super-Pharm to independently import, sell medical cannabis in Israel

This follows several steps taken in Israel to make the use of medical cannabis more efficient for those who need it.

MARCH 17, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

AN EMPLOYEE holds freshly-harvested medical cannabis flowers at Pharmocann, an Israeli medical cannabis company in the North.

Marijuana for trauma: Report shows positive effects of medical cannabis

An Israeli medical center and cannabis producer are making a joint effort to report weed’s benefits.

FEBRUARY 16, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY

Sa'ar drafts decriminalization of cannabis plan

The justice minister's new bill aims to make cannabis offenses punishable by a NIS 1,000 fine on each occurrence.

FEBRUARY 10, 2022ByBEN ZION GAD

Sa'ar drafts decriminalization of cannabis plan

Justice Minister Gidon Sa'ar's new bill aims to make cannabis offenses punishable by a NIS 1,000 fine on each occurrence.

FEBRUARY 10, 2022ByBEN ZION GAD

Is weed bad for you? Brain function could be impacted when sober - study

Cannabis has numerous positive qualities and is often prescribed as a medication. But residual effects can impact cognitive function even when one sobers up.

JANUARY 20, 2022ByAARON REICH