Ceasefires Everywhere – Except Cannabis |
The season of ceasefires is upon us. Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, Israel is holding fire and Israelis are left wondering how it will work out. What is common is that Trump (more precise than “America”) pressured Israel into all of them.
But there is no one there to press for a ceasefire on this current governments unrelenting battle to restrict any medical uses of that wicked plant named cannabis.
Of course this would seem strange in a place subjected to nearing three years of perpetual war with significant civilian impact. Let me document the way this strangeness is effected.
Medical cannabis was nearly pioneered in Israel for the treatment of PTSD. The interest was first for the military but then expanded to civilians. Since the appointment of the Pharmacist Yuval Landschaft – directly by the Prime Minister and without a public tender (Michraz). psychiatrist have been challenged to figure out how to obtain proper treatment for PTSD sufferers. Landschaft famously mad e up out of whole cloth (with absolutely no supporting research) a series of restrictions in the “Green Book” that drove psychiatrist mad. Close to two years ago the latest “reform” moved the writing of prescriptions for medical cannabis exclusively to the Kupot Holim who until then would never touch cannabis for PTSD and as a result know nothing about it. Strange way to respect experience. In addition Landschaft’s office NEVER conducted any clinical research to test the validity of the restrictions. I quote Claude to be clear:
“In short: the IMCU has fostered considerable research activity in Israel’s medical cannabis ecosystem, but no publicly........