Israel: Likud MK's bill urges cannabis decriminalization
MK Sharren Haskel says more than a million Israelis occasionally use cannabis and that decriminalization for personal use over the age of 21 will free up funds to be reallocated for education and public information campaigns.
Attempts to move towards decriminalization of cannabis use in Israel have typically come from left-wing parties in the opposition. But recently, MK Sharren Haskel (Likud) put forward a bill calling to amend the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance and decriminalize personal use of cannabis.
According to MK Haskel, the current ordinance "does not match the prevailing mood in Israel as a free and democratic country". She called for legislation preventing legal proceedings against people under 21 using cannabis – but only in cases of personal use.
"More than a million Israelis occasionally consume cannabis, and the population that uses it is mostly not a criminal population," wrote Haskel. "These are normative people from all parts of...
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