A worker trims cannabis at a growing facility near the northern city of Safed, Israel. (Photographer: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) A few years back Israeli cannabis smokers grappled with the notion that their drug money often enriched the country's foes. These days, they're more likely to light up marijuana produced in Tel Aviv basements or villas outside Jerusalem than hashish smuggled in from abroad. "Marijuana has quietly become the main product here," said Daniel Nahum, a former paratrooper who first noticed the change when he began smelling pot in bohemian neighborhoods of Jaffa, an ancient port city south of Tel Aviv. [continues 815 words]
Previously Relied on Arab Countries Tighter Border Security Thwarts Shipments TEL AVIV - A few years back Israeli cannabis smokers grappled with the notion that their drug money often enriched the country's foes. These days, they're more likely to light up marijuana produced in Tel Aviv basements or villas outside Jerusalem than hashish smuggled in from abroad. "Marijuana has quietly become the main product here," said Daniel Nahum, a former paratrooper who first noticed the change when he began smelling pot in bohemian neighborhoods of Jaffa, an ancient port city south of Tel Aviv. [continues 677 words]
