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Police seize bazooka, weed in central Israel home

Officers uncover three marijuana plants, a ‘Carl Gustav’ firearm and ammunition in Kiryat Malachi

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Top doctor arrested in medical marijuana ring bust

Police say hospital department head made millions selling false recommendations for licenses, ran nationwide network

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How Hanukkah became a ‘high’ holiday

An increasing number of Jewish tokers are infusing their traditional holiday rituals with a healthy dose of cannabis

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Hanukkah videos deliver shock and aww

New holiday clips offer everything from pot latkes to Adele parodies

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45 held as undercover cop busts ultra-Orthodox drugs, weapons ring

Officer, himself Haredi, buys pot, ecstasy, stolen cars, illegal firearms in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim, Ramat Beit Shemesh

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First kosher-certified pot hits market next month

Vireo Health’s non-smokables get Orthodox Union certification; rabbi says using per physician’s recommendation ‘a mitzvah’

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Ultra-Orthodox couple arrested for drugs at Ukraine airport

Suspects maintain the 2 pounds of marijuana may have been placed in luggage to frame pair over woman’s custody battle

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2 Arab Israelis allege torture by Palestinian police

Brothers held for a month on drug charges, freed on Tuesday; say they were hung upside down, tied up

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Police bust marijuana grow-op in Petah Tikva home

Officers investigate strong smell emanating from house, find hundreds of illegal plants

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American-Israeli accuses cops of abuse during weed probe

Family claims it was dragged into drug case, had its ‘aliya dream turned into nightmare,’ over joke text message; police: we have ‘serious evidence’

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At Tel Aviv cannabis conference — lots of tech, no smoking allowed

Recreational marijuana remains illegal in Israel, but that hasn’t stopped dozens of Israeli startups from turning their attention to the ganja

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In Israel, seeds of a heady future for medical marijuana

While recreational use of cannabis is still illegal in the Jewish state, therapeutic use is not only permitted but encouraged

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Getting baked on Passover not just for matzah, rabbi rules

Leading ultra-Orthodox authority blows away the haze, plants seed for marijuana use over the festival of freedom

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Psycho killer: Qu’est-ce que c’est?

The Hebrew media goes all out in its restricted coverage of a suspected serial rapist and murderer, even though the case remains under partial gag order

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Israel mulls decriminalizing cannabis

Justice minister suggests fines will replace criminal proceedings, while local report says ministers will vote Sunday on draft bill

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Cabinet vote on decriminalizing cannabis delayed a week

Bill to cancel criminal penalties for marijuana possession faces opposition from ministers of health, public security

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Public security minister rolls back weed decriminalization bid

Gilad Erdan says punishing marijuana possession with fines alone would increase traffic accidents; ministerial vote postponed

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Going for the gore

Terror and radical Islam — in Paris, Orlando and Gaza — are high on the docket in the Hebrew press

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Baggie of marijuana turns up in Knesset bathroom

Small amount of grass discovered in facilities used by officials only; invesitigation launched into its source

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In new crackdown, cops arrest Jerusalemite for selling marijuana

Police say arrest part of ‘targeted enforcement’ of drug laws, find messages on his phone from 4 IDF soldiers believed to be clients

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