Rabbis May Make Pot Kosher in New York

[DonViejo]

Rabbis at the Orthodox Union are in early talks with marijuana companies looking to receive kosher certification. However, the potential stamp of approval would only apply to medical marijuana, and it’s still only in the phase of “preliminary discussions,” Rabbi Moshe Elefan, the head of the Orthodox Union’s kosher certification agency, told The Jewish Daily Forward. Other Jewish groups have taken a more active stance toward marijuana legalization. “It’s undeniable that the current system isn’t working,” said Claire Kaufmann, one of the founders of Oregon-based Le’Or, a Jewish drug-law-reform group. “It isn’t protecting kids, it isn’t decreasing consumption levels and it’s perpetuating a black market which is dangerous and where the people running that market are incentivized to deal harder, more addictive drugs.”

Read it at The Jewish Daily Forward

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/02/23/rabbis-may-make-pot-kosher-in-new-york.html

[CTyankee]

1. how exactly is some natural plant not kosher?

[DonViejo]

3. From the article...

Marijuana is a plant and therefore kosher certification is not necessary for the cannabis itself. But in New York State, where companies are vying for up to five licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana, patients will not be allowed to smoke pot, so they will have to ingest it in other ways — such as capsules, food or drinks, which will require kosher certification for Orthodox patients.

Read more: http://forward.com/articles/215113/medical-marijuana-may-soon-get-kosher-stamp-of-app/?p=all#ixzz3Sakxf38Z

[CTyankee]

7. thanks...I shudda read the link...

[immoderate]

2. Kosher today. Halal tomorrow!

--imm

[Hekate]

4. Why am I the first Rec? File this under Ripley's Believe It Or Not. nt

[cloudbase]

5. Ortodox Union = Kosher Nostra n/t

[2naSalit]

6. Now THAT'S what I

call progress!