Israel prevé despenalizar el cannabis para uso personal

Se espera que la nueva medida se empiece a aplicar en un plazo de tres meses, y supondrá que, a quienes se sorprenda fumando cannabis, se les multará en lugar de detener y procesar.

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By Maayan Lubell

Israel plans to decriminalise personal marijuana use, Gilad Erdan, the nation’s Public Security Minister, said on Thursday, adopting an approach similar to some US states and European countries.

Mr Erdan said that if the Government approves his new policy, those caught smoking marijuana would be fined rather than arrested and prosecuted. Criminal procedures would be launched only against those caught repeatedly.

“Police will be able to redirect resources ... away from normative personal users and focus instead on dangerous drugs,” he told a news conference in Tel Aviv.

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