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The Gravlabs menorah bong was the impetus for the exhibit on Jews and cannabis. (Photo/YIVO Archives)
Posted inBay Area

‘Am Yisrael High’: Jewish cannabis connection examined in Berkeley

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

When scholars in the last century found a treasure trove of documents while excavating the site of a medieval synagogue in Cairo, they came across something that showed Jews of […]

man in Oaksterdam hoodie in front of blue wall
Posted inBay Area

This East Bay cannabis guru wants you to grow your own

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 29, 2021July 29, 2021
Atlas Edibles, a brand of marijuana edibles, is operated by Jewish Community High School of the bay alum Ezra Malmuth. (Photo/Atlas Edibles)
Posted inNews

Entrepreneurs — marijuana and otherwise — speak at Jewish high school

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 4, 2018September 4, 2018
Israeli cannabis researcher Yossi Tam in 2018 (Photo/Courtesy Hebrew University)
Posted inBay Area, Israel, Health, News

Meet Hebrew University’s top cannabis researcher

by Rob Gloster January 18, 2018
A few of the strains of herb on offer at Oakland's Magnolia Dispensary (Photo/Michael Fox)
Posted inOpinion

Our reporting is full of ‘intentional’ bias; weed is bad for you; and other letters

by J. Readers January 10, 2018January 10, 2018
As of January, sale and purchase of recreational marijuana will be legal in the state of California — including Jeff the 420 Chef's signature kosher "Potzo-Ball Soup."
Posted inNews

As recreational marijuana becomes legal in California, Jewish advocates are ready

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 22, 2017December 22, 2017

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