Israeli Police Leak Indicates Prosecuting Homegrown Pot is No Longer a Priority – News

Israel has a global reputation for being one of the most cannabis-forward countries in the world, having pioneered research in medical marijuana since the 1960s. Yet despite the country’s advancements in cannabis science and medicine, its policy for non-medical marijuana consumers is surprisingly conservative.

In the spring, the Israeli Knesset, or parliament, announced what was ultimately a shoddy “decriminalization” policy, under which personal use is still illegal and enough to land you in jail, should you have committed a prior violation or been caught four times. And the smell of weed alone would still be license for law enforcement to search your home.

Recently, however, an internal police order was leaked, indicating a policy shift that would distinguish between “personal use” and “commercial use” among people growing cannabis in their residences.

Cannabis, Israel’s largest 420-friendly media conglomerate, originally broke the story. Editor-in-chief Oren Lebovitch — also chairman of Ale Yarok (Green Leaf), Israel’s legalization party — uncovered the internal memo issued over the summer by the ‘police prosecution department,’ stating that growing small…

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