Marijuana

Four Israelis arrested after illegal drugs found on party boat near Greek island

Four Israelis were among eight foreign nationals arrested after Greek authorities found cocaine, MDMA, cannabis, pills, and cash aboard a catamaran near Lefkada.

Cash, passports, suspected drugs, and electronic devices seized by the Hellenic Coast Guard during a raid on a catamaran near the Greek island of Lefkada.
(Illustrative) Workers working at a cannabis farm in central Israel, on May 5, 2026.

Over 200 kilograms of drugs seized during police raid on Hod Hasharon plant nursery

Rescue efforts progress after MV Barima, a ferry carrying people, capsized off the coast of Guyana in South America, in this handout image released on July 19, 2026.

At least 27 dead, 83 missing after passenger ferry capsizes off Guyana coast

Israel Police at an Ashdod crime scene, June 21, 2026.

Haifa drug lab busted as police crack down on networks flooding the market with illegal substances


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.

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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.

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Germany to legalize cannabis use for recreational purposes

Germany will follow in the footsteps of other legalized countries, such as Malta.

A woman smokes during an event marking Israel's government's approval of a new policy to decriminalize personal marijuana use in Tel Aviv, Israel February 4, 2017

Russian court upholds US basketball star Griner's 9-year drug sentence

The presiding judge said the verdict was upheld "without changes" except for the counting of time served in pre-trial detention as part of the sentence.

 A policeman removes the handcuffs from WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner in a courtroom prior to a hearing, in Khimki, outside Moscow, Russia, July 27, 2022.

Biden overhauls US policy on marijuana, pardons prior federal offenses

Biden said thousands of people with prior marijuana possession convictions will be pardoned.

US President Joe Biden responds to a question about Ukraine during an event to announce his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, US, March 28, 2022.

IDF seizes NIS 3.5m worth of drugs at Egyptian border

In total, the IDF seized NIS3.5m worth of illegal drugs, weighing approximately 100 kilograms. The smugglers' vehicles and equipment were also seized and turned over to Israel Police.

 Drugs confiscated by the IDF on the Egyptian border on the evening of September 29, 2022.

How can we stop the opioid crisis? It involves medical cannabis - study

90.6% of study participants found medical cannabis to be very or extremely helpful in treating their medical condition.

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Does smoking weed make you lazy? High-ly important study says no

The findings of this joint study further debunk the "lazy stoner" stereotype, blazing forward the body of research into the truth about cannabis use.

An employee inspects the leaf of a cannabis plant at a medical marijuana plantation in northern Israel.