Cannabis

Israeli citizen arrested in Thailand for operating illegal cannabis farm

Krabi Governor Angkul Silathevakul said the province would not tolerate foreign nationals conducting illegal business within its borders. 

WORKERS TAKE care of cannabis plants at a farm in central Israel,  late last year.
Israel Police seize 42.5kg. of cannabis in a Tel Aviv apartment, January 7, 2026.

WATCH: Israel Police raid cannabis dens in Tel Aviv apartment, find drug bags in Haifa vehicle

US REPRESENTATIVE Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and her husband Tim Mynett listen as Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech during a rally on the National Mall, one week before the November 5 US presidential election, in Washington, US, October 29, 2024.

Fraud claims, wine money, Sharia: Ethical storms around Ilhan Omar’s husband

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, December 11, 2025.

Trump weighs order to loosen federal marijuana restrictions


Raphael Mechoulam, Israel’s ‘father of cannabis research,’ dies at 92

Mechoulam is remembered for his contributions to the medical field his foundational role in the International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines and the International Cannabinoid Research Society

 BetterSeeds' cannabis plants.

Canonic uses AI to breed new line of THC-heavy cannabis products

The company’s six new products all contain at least 23% THC, a feat made possible thanks to AI-enabled gene selection.

 A man inspects the leaf of a cannabis plant at a medical marijuana plantation in northern Israel.

On a money roll: How did Israel go from hating cannabis to embracing it?

Israelis regularly inhale the most weed per capita anywhere on Earth. Why is everyone united on marijuana use? Follow the money.

 A man inspects the leaf of a cannabis plant at a medical marijuana plantation in northern Israel.

US instructs surgeons to ask patients about cannabis use in new guidelines

regular cannabis use may worsen pain and nausea after surgery and increase the need for opioids, which often become addictive and can kill.

A man prepares a cigarette mixed with marijuana during Cannatech 2017, an annual global cannabis industry event, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 20, 2017.

Israel's cannabis industry is dismantling itself from within

Until recently, Israel's medical cannabis sector seemed so promising. But one mistake has has eroded this bright future and now the companies are panicking.

Seach medical cannabis farm

US children's marijuana edible consumption jumps by 1,375% in five years

97% of the 3,000+ children who accidentally ate marijuana edibles in the US found the edibles in their own homes.

 Edibles are displayed at Shango Cannabis shop on first day of legal recreational marijuana sales beginning at midnight in Portland, Oregon October 1, 2015.

Police bust network of doctors illegally selling medical cannabis licenses

Drug dealers exploited the criminal network in order to buy cannabis and sell it for a profit.

 MANY USE marijuana and other drugs to self-medicate (Illustrative).

Medical marijuana found effective in reducing chronic lower-back pain – Israeli study

Four out of five people have lower back pain at some point in their lives, making it one of the most common reasons people visit their doctors.

Seach medical cannabis farm

Is this the end of mass-text cannabis hawking?

Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel established a new regulation that aims to significantly reduce the proliferation of cannabis-touting spam texts.

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Cannabis seeds from Israeli start-up BetterSeeds touch down in Canada

The company hopes to ease the challenges faced by the rapidly expanding global cannabis market with its uniquely stable strains.

 BetterSeeds' cannabis plants.