The annual conference focusing on the medical cannabis industry in Israel and abroad have postponed the annual event based on recommendations from the Israeli Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Eitan Ben-Eliyahu is the latest former public figure to have joined a medical cannabis firm.

The former IDF chief of staff joins a growing list of former public figures to join the Israeli medical cannabis field.

Univo says Olmert will 'contribute his vast experience and help promote its business goals both in Israel and globally.'

He predicted that one out of three people on the planet would be using some kind of cannabinoid-based product and noted the huge industry opportunities.

The former prime minister's appointment as chairman of the board in September has led InterCure's share price to rise some 900 percent.

The former Israeli leader has a hand in a number of startups in the Israeli tech ecosystem including in cybersecurity, biometrics, and rescue tech.

Carbyne, formerly Reporty, says it plans to use the investment to expand globally and bolster R&D for 'transformative' emergency response platform

Toka, based in Tel Aviv, gets backing from Andreessen Horowitz, Dell Technologies, among other investors.