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Israel: Grass roots support: Most Israeli parties favor use of medical marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 03/12/2015 - 09:05

The legalization of marijuana, particularly for medical use, has made it onto the agenda of this election, with most parties addressing the issue, and several adopting a more liberal position than they have in the past.

“It seems that someone – I don’t know who – has invested a great deal of money over the past two years in a campaign to promote marijuana in Israel,” says strategic consultant Itay Ben Horin, who has led many political campaigns in the past. Still, he says, “You still don’t see candidates for prime minister presenting that as part of their agenda.”

Most political parties have some position regarding marijuana use — with the exception of Likud, whose officials chose not to comment or respond to Haaretz’s query on the issue.

Meretz has been working for years to have marijuana use decriminalized, and has included this in its platform since 2002. At the...

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