Israeli cannabis industry grows with seeds export to US

The seeds from the Israeli crop science firm BetterSeeds are the first in the country to be exported internationally.
An Israeli woman works among marijuana plants at the Breath Of Life Pharma greenhouse in the country's second-largest medical cannabis plantation, near Kfar Pines, northern Israel, March 9, 2016.
An Israeli woman works among marijuana plants at the Breath Of Life Pharma greenhouse in the country's second-largest medical cannabis plantation, near Kfar Pines, northern Israel, March 9, 2016. - Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
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Israel has exported cannabis seeds abroad for the first time ever. 

Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement yesterday that seeds from the crop science company BetterSeeds were sent to the United States. There, they will be examined for marketability in the country, with more exports to follow. 

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