Sonntag, 4. November 2012



















"The medical cannabis industry is expanding as well, fueled by Israel's strong research sector in medicine and technology — and notably, by government encouragement. Unlike in the United States and much of Europe, the issue inspires almost no controversy among the government and the country's leadership. Even influential senior rabbis do not voice any opposition to its spread, and secular Israelis have a liberal attitude on marijuana.
Now, Israel's Health Ministry is considering the distribution of medical marijuana through pharmacies beginning next year, a step taken by only a few countries, including Holland, which has traditionally led the way in Europe in legalizing medical uses of the drug."





"Tikun Olam's research and development manager, Zach Klein, lists the categories of patients who can benefit from the new product.
"The new strains are really good for three populations - people who work, old people - because they are sensitive to THC - and also children, as we want to touch those receptors in their brains as little as possible," he says.
David Sabach, 12, suffers from cancer but has just been out playing with friends when I visit his family's apartment in central Israel. He shows me pictures of how he looked two years ago. He had lost his hair from chemotherapy treatment and was half his current weight. A doctor recently prescribed David the CBD-enriched cannabis. It is delivered in the form of chocolate, cookies or cakes. Breeding has removed most of the psychoactive properties in the plant
"I used to take morphine for pain and it would help for just a couple of minutes," he tells me.
"When I take the cannabis it helps me all day. I feel much better. I can finally walk without crying from the pain in my legs." (via)




















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