RIGHTIST MK PRESENTS BILL AUTHORIZING THE USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA

A new bill presented to Knesset on Monday would allow for a greater
amount of growing, cultivation, and manufacture of marijuana plants
for medicinal purposes.

The initiator of the bill, MK Professor Aryeh Eldad of the right-wing
National Union party, stipulated that the growth and possession of
marijuana which the bill would allow would be performed under the
supervision of governmental authorities.

According to Eldad, medical research has shown that the use of
cannabis improves the condition of seriously ill patients, and
therefore, his bill must be approved.

The bill stipulates that the Justice Minister in collaboration with
the Health Minister would determine the conditions under which the
use of cannabis would be approved.

In recent months, several other bills dealing with the cultivation
and/or use of cannabis for medicinal purposes have been presented to
the Knesset, but none have attained approval.