Never mind, says Jerusalem resident and self-admitted hashish smoker Dan Sieradski, the calming effects of toking up during war time. Forget what he calls health benefits. “It’s probably one of the only things keeping folks here from freaking out,” he says.

No, the real reason to put down the hashish, he says, is because Hezbollah smuggles it into Israel and uses the proceeds to fund the fight against Israel.

In other words, its your patriot duty to quit the hashish if you’re an Israeli, according to The Forward.

First and foremost, I would urge all my Israel-based readers to cease their

consumption of hashish immediately, for the sake of Israel and for the sake of

the Lebanese living under the yoke of Iran and Syria’s oppression by proxy. You

(and I) have directly funded the present attacks against Israel and necessitated

Israel’s retaliation. We can afford to shrug it off no more, as the very real

consequences have availed themselves.

“You cannot stop people from smoking cannabis,” he concludes, “but you can have a profound impact on where they get it from.”