Cannabis

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.

Border Police forces located 18 drug greenhouses containing more than 10,000 cannabis plants, May 11, 2026.
The Israeli Embassy in London places its flag at half-mast to commemorate the victims of the Meron stampede that took place on Lag Ba'omer 2021.

UK man charged for threatening messages to Israeli embassy, Muslim orgs, MP office

Cannabis

Health Ministry changes medical cannabis guidelines, passes responsibility to insurance funds

The Indonesia national flag flutters in the wind above an entrance to the Kerobokan Prison on November 6, 2025.

Sick American basketball player jailed in Indonesia over cannabis gummies pleads for early release


Herbert Samuel in Tel Aviv: a house full of Canadian fragrance

They are an elderly couple who spend one quarter in Canada and one quarter in Tel Aviv. How do you unite two ends of the world? This was the challenge of designer Shabi Mizrahi.

Shavi Mizrahi

Thailand to ban recreational cannabis use by year-end, health minister says

Tens of thousands of cannabis shops have sprung up in the past few years in an industry projected to be worth up to $1.2 billion by 2025.

 A sign "Made in U.S.A" is displayed in front of a cannabis shop, at Khaosan Road, one of the favourite tourist spots in Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2023

Suspect arrested for smuggling cannabis in Valentine Day's teddy bears

What alerted the forces were the Valentine's Day teddy bears that were in his luggage and were particularly  heavy. 

What alerted the forces were the Valentine's Day teddy bear dolls that were in his luggage and were particularly unusual in weight.

Moroccan hash dealers boycott Israeli drug smugglers in support of Gaza - report

Moroccan hash is sought after worldwide as a high-quality premium product, with estimates putting the trade's yearly value in the billions.

 A farmer beats marijuana plants to get hashish resins in the Rif region, near Chefchaouen, August 11, 2008.

Some Danish dog owners give their canines cannabis to ease pain, does the science support them?

Although the study's results are self-reported, they showed the clear need for more evidence-based studies of cannabinoid use in pets.

 Dog (illustrative).

New study suggests 17th century Italians were cannabis users

Conducting their study on the crypt of 17th century Milanese hospital Ospedale Maggiore, researchers analyzed femoral bone samples from the remains of the hospital patients.

This is the first physical evidence of the use of cannabis in the modern era not solely in Italy but also in Europe, the team noted. 

Alarming increase in cases of cannabis poisoning in children, Rambam Medical Center report

34 cases of cannabis poisoning in children aged 18 and under were reported last year to the Health Ministry’s National Center for Poisoning Information. This is a 62% increase compared to 2022.

 A production assistant inspects Cannabis plants in a state-owned agricultural farm in Rovigo, about 60 km (40 miles) from Venice, September 22, 2014.

114 kilograms of cannabis seized in Ramat Gan apartment

Police arrested a 32-year-old suspect.

 The cannabis that was found

Over 60 Jamaican school kids hospitalized after eating cannabis rainbow candy

Jamaica decriminalized possession of up to 2 ounces (57 grams) of marijuana for religious, medicinal, and scientific purposes in 2015.

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

Sheep's high adventure: Flock devours 100 kg of cannabis in Greece

A shepherd initially puzzled by his flock's strange behavior later realized that hunger drove them to a medical cannabis greenhouse, where they devoured the plants.