Hi everyone, this is Amanda Borschel-Dan and welcome to Times Will Tell, a weekly podcast from The Times of Israel. In honor of this week’s April 20 "4-20 Day" — the day which marijuana enthusiasts have adopted to raise awareness for the causes of cannabis legalization and medical marijuana — we’re speaking with Saul Kaye who is a mover and shaker in Israel’s cannabis legalization and technology drive.

Kaye was trained as a conventional pharmacist prior to moving to Israel in the 1990s and establishing a pharmacy in Jerusalem. But around a decade ago, he began opening his mind to the use of medical marijuana when a severely ill friend had exhausted all other options.

Now he is the CEO of CannaTech and ICan, two Israel-based initiatives working on medical marijuana efforts.

We speak about how the brains and brawn of StartUp Nation are still largely untapped, and so is the some $1 billion potential economic boost that deregulation could provide.

After our conversation with Saul, we will hear a special report from Dubai brought to us by The Times of Israel’s Ops and Blogs editor Miriam Herschlag. It was first broadcast on TLV1’s Promised Podcast.

Illustrative image: A worker tends to cannabis plants at a growing facility for the Tikun Olam company near the northern city of Safed August 31, 2010. (Abir Sultan/Flash 90)

Hi everyone, this is Amanda Borschel-Dan and welcome to Times Will Tell, a weekly podcast from The Times of Israel. In honor of this week&rsquo;s April 20 "4-20 Day" &mdash; the day which marijuana enthusiasts have adopted to raise awareness for the causes of cannabis legalization and medical marijuana &mdash; we&rsquo;re speaking with Saul Kaye who is a mover and shaker in Israel&rsquo;s cannabis legalization and technology drive.
Kaye was trained as a conventional pharmacist prior to moving to Israel in the 1990s and establishing a pharmacy in Jerusalem. But around a decade ago, he began opening his mind to the use of medical marijuana when a severely ill friend had exhausted all other options.
Now he is the CEO of CannaTech and ICan, two Israel-based initiatives working on medical marijuana efforts.
We speak about how the brains and brawn of StartUp Nation are still largely untapped, and so is the some $1 billion potential economic boost that deregulation could provide.
After our conversation with Saul, we will hear a special report from Dubai brought to us by The Times of Israel&rsquo;s Ops and Blogs editor Miriam Herschlag. It was first broadcast on TLV1&rsquo;s Promised Podcast.
Illustrative image: A worker tends to cannabis plants at a growing facility for the Tikun Olam company near the northern city of Safed August 31, 2010. (Abir Sultan/Flash 90)

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