Research provides strong support for marijuana as a cancer-fighting medicine.
The U.S. government has burned almost enough marijuana plants to get the atmosphere high. Americans have responded by increasing domestic production.
Efraim Zalmanovich, the orthodox rabbi of the Israeli town of Mazkeret Batia, said Friday that distributing and smoking marijuana is kosher as long as it’s for medical purposes, according to an article on NRG, the website of the Maariv newspaper.
Starting Monday, Vermonters will not be arrested for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana. The decriminalization law, signed by Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) last month, will remove criminal penalties on small amounts of cannabis and replace them with civil fines.
It may be a few years before investors have to worry about the marijuana industry, but the final conversation about legality has already started…