Green Party head encouraged by Netanyahu’s overture to legalize cannabis

Netanyahu tweeted on Sunday that he decided to expunge the criminal records of tens of thousands of Israelis who used cannabis.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to legalize cannabis use is encouraging news, the head of the Green Party said on Monday.

“I think this is something that should have been done a long time ago, and I appreciate the prime minister who paid his attention, met with me, heard me, and made the right decision. The next required step is to promote regulation of a legal cannabis market, as Canada did in 2018,” Green Party leader Oren Leibovich told The Jerusalem Post.

Netanyahu tweeted on Sunday that he decided to expunge the criminal records of tens of thousands of Israelis who used cannabis.

“I examined the matter and decided to advance the erasure of criminal records of tens of thousands of Israelis for personal use and cannabis possession, something that causes unnecessary suffering to many and is a burden on the courts,” he wrote.
“[Justice] Minister [Amir] Ohana began work on the issue and will lead a committee which will include [medical and legal] professionals… to examine introducing the Canadian model to regulate a legal [cannabis] market in Israel.” [Read More @ The Jerusalem Post]