Cannabis rained down on Rabin Square in Tel Aviv earlier this week.
Hundreds of bags of cannabis were dropped by the “green drone” telegram group, reports The Jerusalem Post. The group advocates for the legalization of cannabis.
The group, which uses the slogan ‘free love,’ hinted at the operation in a post on the Telegram messaging app.
“It’s time my dear brothers. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the green drone, handing out free cannabis from the sky … Enjoy my beloved brothers, this is your pilot brother, making sure we all get some free love,” they noted.
With the threat of another COVID-19 lockdown looming, the group reported that the situation “requires thinking outside the box and coming up with new ways of getting cannabis to consumers.”
Two suspects in their 30s were arrested by police for allegedly operating the drone and dropping the bud.
The group noted this is just the first operation in its “rain of cannabis” project, which will include weekly cannabis drops in different parts of the country. About one kilogram of cannabis was used in the drop, divided into two-gram bags.
Adult-use recreational cannabis is illegal in Israel, but partially decriminalized, while medical cannabis has been permitted for use since the early 1990s.