Where the phrase comes from
Telegrass was a Telegram-based cannabis trading platform. On 12 March 2019, after an 18-month covert investigation, Israeli police arrested 42 of its senior operators, and 27 were later indicted. The network did not end there: it fragmented, kept running, and its operators announced its closure in 2023. The name survived as a search term, nothing more.
The lawful route is medical: a physician's request under Ministry of Health procedure 106, a licence from the Medical Cannabis Unit, a matching prescription, and collection at an authorised pharmacy. The register lists 420 dispensing addresses across 120 localities.
Where dispensing is authorised
420 pharmacies nationwide are authorised to dispense medical cannabis, and the split below is by region, not by city.
The strain catalogue
T.R.K MiniT22/C4Indica
JupiterT22/C4Indica
M.R.M.LT22/C4Sativa
Mini L.DT22/C4Sativa
NokoT22/C4Sativa
Solo AxisT22/C4IndicaCommon questions
What does "Canabis Telegram" mean?
A search phrase left over from the Telegrass network, raided in March 2019 and closed by its operators in 2023. It now loosely means finding cannabis in Israel through Telegram. The only lawful route is a medical cannabis licence.
Is cannabis legal in Israel?
Medical cannabis is legal with a licence. Since April 2022, possession for personal use by an adult civilian is treated as an administrative offence carrying a fine, with exclusions for minors, soldiers and prisoners. Trade, supply and brokering remain serious criminal offences.
Can tourists buy cannabis in Israel?
No. Licences are issued to Israeli patients through Israeli physicians. There is no lawful route for visitors.
Sources
- Administrative Offences Regulations (fine for personal cannabis possession/use), 2022
- Procedure 106: cannabis-use licences, Israeli Ministry of Health (PDF)
- Calcalist: how Telegrass’s financial mastermind was extradited
- Pharmacies authorised to dispense medical cannabis, data.gov.il
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