Leading Orthodox rabbi rules marijuana kosher for Passover
Mazel toke.
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, considered the leading living Orthodox rabbi, has ruled that marijuana is kosher for Passover, according to the Times of Israel.
For the eight-day celebration, Jewish people avoid leavened bread and any food made with wheat, barley, rye, spelt or oats.
Foods called “kitniot” — which includes rice, millet, corn and legumes — are also forbidden in most households.
Marijuana for medical purposes, however, is now permitted.
Kanievsky was asked for a ruling by the pro-marijuana group Siach, according to the newspaper.
After sniffing the leaves, Kanievksy and Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein said that the plant has a “healing smell,” according to the Times of Israel, and blessed the leaves.
Passover begins at sundown on April 22.