Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn announced on Thursday a draft government-sponsored bill to legalize recreational cannabis use in Israel.
Nissenkorn’s announcement came on the heels of formal recommendations made by an inter-ministerial committee to legalize recreational (and not just medicinal) cannabis use for adults over the age of 21.
Legalization would go into effect nine months after the law is passed to allow government ministries to prepare properly, said Nissenkorn.
Politicians say the law has a very good chance of passing in the Knesset.
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