Israeli-ordained Rabbis: Help sick patients get the treatment they need

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has been working with the Israeli government for several years now to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Israel for patients suffering from diseases that are either treatable by, or the pain of which can by managed through, the authorized, legal and legitimate use of medical marijuana.

Medical marijuana is already legal in Israel and MAPS has approval from the Israeli Anti-Drug Authority and other government agencies to proceed, but has recently hit a wall with the Israeli Health Ministry due to the prerogatives of United Torah Judaism’s Yaakov Litzman, the current Deputy Health Minister, who is unfriendly towards the initiative.

MAPS is seeking the assistance of rabbis ordained by the Israeli Rabbinate who are willing to petition Litzman to support the compassionate use of medical marijuana.

This is not an end-run around the system to legalize pot. This is a serious effort to provide medicine to the sick.

If you or anyone you know would be willing to make such a petition, you would be doing a tremendous service to the thousands, if not tens-of-thousands, of ill patients in Israel who could derive benefit from the use of medical marijuana.

A halachic case for dispensing medical marijuana can be found here.

Please consider helping.

MK Litzman can be reached at 02-6753730 or at ylitzman@knesset.gov.il.