Jerusalem - Israeli Orthodox Rabbi and author of a book on
alcohol and drug use in Judaism, Efraim Zelmanovich has issued a ruling stating
that the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and when prescribed by a
doctor, is kosher, while sternly warning that marijuana use for “pleasure” is
strictly forbidden.
NRG.co.il Reports that Zelmanovich
went on to say that use of medical marijuana as a last resort, when all other
medications fail, is a “mitzvah.”
Zelmanovich’s approach to the use of analgesics was altered
after Rabbi doctors ultimately consented to administer morphine to his dying
mother as a last resort to ease her suffering.
Zelmanovich explained his unconventional approach by saying
that as he studies Torah, he he is trying to learn how to “behave,” and that
includes expanding his interest in “social things,” and “how we can help
ourselves.”
Rabbi Zelmanovich is calling on Knesset Speaker Yuli
Edelstein and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni to also issue explicit permission to
use medical marijuana.
There are currently around 11,000 licensed medical marijuana
patients in Israel.
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