Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, considered the leading living Orthodox rabbi, has ruled that marijuana is kosher for Passover, first reported by the Times of Israel.

The holiday commemorates Jews “liberation by God from slavery in Egypt and their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses,” says Wikipedia.

“The Israelites were instructed to mark the doorposts of their homes with the blood of a slaughtered spring lamb and, upon seeing this, the spirit of the Lord knew to pass over the first-born in these homes, hence the English name of the holiday.”

For the eight-day celebration, Jewish people avoid leavened bread and any food made with wheat, barley, oats and rice, to symbolize that “when the Pharaoh freed the Israelites, it is said that they left in such a hurry that they could not wait for bread dough to rise (leaven),” Wikipedia explains.

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky’s ruling means medical marijuana is now allowed during Passover.