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Jul 2, 2018, 11:19 PM

You’re missing the full story on medical cannabis

We’d all like to think that cannabis is a potential solution for specific, difficult-to-treat medical conditions – such as neuropathic pain or inflammatory disease – for which we lack ideal treatments. After all, it would be poetic if nature’s...

Jul 1, 2018, 8:55 AM

Opioids, mosquitoes and the missing link in human evolution

Illustrative image of a mosquito bite (nechaev-kon; iStock by Getty Images)

The cultivation of poppy fields more than 5,000 years ago caused humans to ingest large amounts of external opium alkaloids, leading to physical alterations in the human system

Jul 1, 2018, 8:52 AM

Pinchas: Passover and Marijuana

What can possibly be the connection between Passover and marijuana? Well on Passover we ask questions, and when you are high on Marijuana, well let’s just the say the questions don’t seem to matter anymore... This may sound facetious...

Jun 3, 2018, 9:50 PM

CultureJew: More Movies, Finally, and Good TV

Thirteen years ago, four Kentucky college students decided to steal several valuable books from Transylvania College’s rare book collection. One of the volumes was Audubon’s “Birds of America,” worth $12 million. How these kids came up with this wild...

May 13, 2018, 8:09 AM

Israel destroys its medical cannabis program

About thirty thousand Israelis, all suffering from severe and debilitating chronic illness, depend upon the Medical Cannabis program of the Ministry of Health for their survival and well-being. The Ministry through its IMCA (Israel Medical Cannbis Authority) has assumed...

May 6, 2018, 1:28 PM

Israel’s marijuana decriminalization is a must

I'm "new" to Israel, and while I have been here for a while, there are still some things that take a little getting used to. I've polished my Hebrew, I have started to meld in with the community, but...

May 1, 2018, 11:02 PM

Why Israel’s medical marijuana startups need more attention

Cannabis plant (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

A lot of what’s happening in Israel's medical marijuana industry is going under the radar

Yossi Bornstein

Apr 1, 2018, 4:37 PM

Is it still worth investing in Israel’s medical cannabis industry?

Cannabis plant (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

Israel's medical cannabis industry, at the forefront of global technological developments, has been hit by a government decision to freeze exports

Laura Herschlag

Mar 1, 2018, 7:30 PM

Israel Can be A Center of Excellence in Cannabis R&D

In the 1970s the legal drinking age in New Jersey was 18. Obtaining alcohol as an under age teen was a hassle but buying weed, despite its illegality, was a snap. A few bucks handed to another high schooler...

Jul 23, 2017, 8:45 PM

CultureJew: It’s Hot! Go to the Theater–4 Movies, 2 Plays

It’s been so hot lately that sitting in an air-conditioned theater is just a good-health move. Lucky for me, there are tons of cool, comfy theaters all around. Of the batch of movies I’ve seen recently, a new French...

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