Israel's revolution - cannabis not politics

Israel has been a world leader in medical cannabis research for over 40 years, in large part thanks to the extraordinary research of professor Raphael Mechoulamover decades at the Weizmann Institute and the Hebrew University. His focused study of the cannabis plant made him the first researcher to successfully identify specific components found in marijuana. He is credited with classifying what are now referred to as Cannabinoids, and revealed how these cannabinoids interact with the body’s endocannabinoid system.  

Two of the most well-known cannabinoids are, of course, THC and CBD. THC is the psychoactive component of the cannabis plant, while CBD is credited with more of the therapeutic properties. What science has proven is that the individual components of the cannabis flower, once extracted, are not as therapeutically beneficial as the plant as a whole. There appears to be...

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