New Israeli Cannabis Farmers Continue to Fight for Growing License
Although Israel is one of the leaders in medical cannabis research, Israel is behind other countries in creating legal outlines for its use, both medical and recreational.
A number of farmers who would like to become legal cannabis growers petitioned the Jerusalem District Court on Sunday to force the state to make a decision on licensing requirements.
Currently, there are eight approved cannabis-growing companies in Israel. The plaintiffs, represented by attorney Hagit Weinstock, complain that the companies were chosen years ago without a tender, and that farmers who want to enter the market are finding themselves at a dead-end.
In a previous session, the court ordered the Ministerial Committee for Legislation to lay out guidelines for obtaining a grower’s license by May 22. The deadline came and went like smoke.
Oren Lebovich, chairman of the Aleh Yarok (“Green Leaf”) political party and editor-inchief of Israeli Cannabis Magazine, told The Jerusalem...
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