Weed fallen on the back of a drone

Activists seeking to legalise cannabis in Israel dropped via a drone several hundreds of packets of the drug in Tel Aviv after they promised free marijuana on social media.

Passers-by managed to collect a few of the bags before police arrived according to the Maariv News website. The footage showed people walking through busy traffic to pick up packets that had fallen on a road.

The time has come, “the Green Drone pro-legalisation group said on its telegram web messaging channel. “Is it a Bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the Green Drone sending your free cannabis from the skies.

Police said they arrested two men who operated a quadcopter that flew over Rabin Square, a site often used for street protests and political rallies. Police further said they suspected the bags were filled with a  dangerous drug and officers managed to recover dozens of them.

Currently, medical use of cannabis is permitted in Israel while recreational use is illegal but largely decriminalised. In May, Israel gave approval for exports of medical cannabis paving the way for sales abroad that the government expects to produce hundreds of millions of pounds in revenue.