Tel Aviv skyline
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Activists used a drone to drop dozens of cannabis packages over the center of Tel Aviv - to the delight of passers-by, who, according to the Israeli media, picked up the one-gram packages.
The activists had campaigned for the legalization of the drug with their action, it said.
It was the "Green Drone" organization that set up a Telegram group in advance.
It said: "The time has come, my dear friends. Is it a bird? Or an airplane? No, it is the" green drone "that rains free cannabis from the sky ... Enjoy it, my dear brothers . It's your pilot brother who will make sure you get some love. "
Two men were arrested after the drug packages were dropped.
Cannabis use was decriminalized in Israel in 2017
As in Germany, cannabis is approved as medicine in Israel and can be sold under state supervision.
Recreational marijuana use is illegal in Israel, but it is very common.
The Israeli police report on cannabis plantations found almost daily.
In 2017 the government decided to decriminalize the use of the drug.
Since then, first-time offenders are no longer prosecuted, but only have to pay a fine.
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