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Nissenkorn: Advance legalization of cannabis within nine months

The justice minister presented the conclusions of the inter-ministerial team examining cannabis reform and said it had been decided to promote legalization and non-criminalization from the age of 21. "There will be licensed shops, and there will be investment in education, enforcement and punishment," he explained.

"There is a majority and consensus in the government to advance the issue for the benefit of the Israeli public"

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Tal Shalev and Daniel Dolev

Thursday, November 12, 2020, 1:29 p.m.

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In the video: The Knesset Plenum points to cannabis laws (Photo: Knesset Channel, Editing: Nir Chen)

Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn presented today (Thursday) at a press conference the conclusions of the inter-ministerial team examining cannabis reform headed by Deputy Attorney General Amit Merri. "There is a decision to go in the direction of legalizing the cannabis sector," he said. "It is time to move forward responsibly that maintains the balance between health and the right of a person to use cannabis."

"There will be authorized stores, and in the first instance it will be for home use alone. The sale and growth will only be by authorized entities," Nissenkorn added.

"There will be investment in education, information, enforcement and punishment of those who break the law, and the intention is not for users - but for distributors, sellers and growers."

He said, "The team has recommended that cannabis be used legally from the age of 21, and we will create barriers and ways that will allow and ensure that under this age there will be no use."

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Nissenkorn (Photo: Jonathan Samia, Knesset Spokeswoman)

In recent months, the team has formulated an outline for regulating the enforcement and consumption policy of cannabis in Israel, and the team's conclusions will be promoted within the framework of comprehensive government legislation.

At the press conference also attended by the members of the Knesset Ran common (Likud) and Ram abundance (Blue and White, filed by the private members 'bills on the subject.

Inter-ministerial team was set up in July after the Knesset approved a preliminary reading in the Knesset members' bills intellect and plenty of non-criminalizing consumers Cannabis. one of the proposals of the mind, designed to prevent criminalization of adults over the age of 21, who smoke for personal consumption only. on the other hand, offer a plethora designed to enable the establishment of stores earmarked for selling cannabis for personal consumption, under terms and conditions of the Ministry of health.

Following that vote announced Nissenkorn on the establishment of inter-ministerial team to examine the reform of cannabis, to examine the bills and help in forming a government bill encompasses regulating the enforcement policy and consumption of drugs in Israel.

inter-ministerial team composed of representatives of ministries of justice, health, internal security, finance, social welfare, promoting community and two During the work, team members met with dozens of experts from Israel and around the world, and among other things, examined similar reforms that have been implemented in other countries.

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