Israel debates removing smokeable flower from medical cannabis options

MJBizDaily reports Israel is weighing restrictions on smoked medical cannabis, amid broader policy shifts on the drug.

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Israel is debating whether to remove smokeable flower from its medical cannabis formulary, according to MJBizDaily. The proposal reflects an ongoing tension within Israeli health policy: the country's medical cannabis program has long permitted patients to smoke dried flower, but regulators appear to be reconsidering that route of administration.

Context from Cannabis Newz coverage shows Israel's cannabis landscape is in flux. In June, the health minister blocked a prior plan to restrict smoked medical cannabis, suggesting institutional resistance to such changes. Yet concurrent reporting indicates Israeli lawmakers are moving toward broader decriminalization of recreational use and new usage laws—a shift that complicates the medical debate.

Watch whether a final ministerial decision emerges, and how any restriction on smokeable flower might affect the patient population currently relying on that delivery method. The outcome will signal whether Israel is tightening medical cannabis controls while loosening criminal penalties for use.