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27th September 2022
Italy: A hard-line stance against cannabis can be expected in Italy after the far-right Brothers of Italy party (Fratelli d’Italia) took first place in Sunday’s election with over 26% of the vote. The party, led by populist Giorgia Meloni, is likely to form a coalition with other right-wing parties, Forza Italia and the League – whose leader, Matteo Salvini, rejects the difference between “soft” and “hard” drugs and does not believe in the benefits of legalising or decriminalising adult-use cannabis.
12th September 2022
- Italy: Following the appeal by industry association Federcanapa against the decree on officinal plants, the Lazio Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) scheduled a new hearing for 25th January 2023 and required the relevant ministries to present, within 30 days from the publication of the decision, the reports and scientific studies used to draft the decree. The text of the decree is vague and open to different interpretations, and authorities might interpret it in a way that would ban the sale of hemp flowers and/or extraction from hemp flowers and leaves.
25th July 2022
Italy: Prime minister Mario Draghi has submitted his resignation and dissolved Parliament after the right-wing parties withdrew their support in the Senate. The next elections are due in September 2023 and the far-right Brothers of Italy are currently ahead in the polls, followed by the Democratic Party, League and Five Star parties. Right-wing parties are generally less amenable to cannabis than those to the left or centre. The bill on home growing of cannabis will not come to a vote in the current legislative session.
21st July 2022
Italy: Industry association Federcanapa has appealed to the Lazio administrative tribunal against the national Decree on officinal plants, which it says is contrary to the Hemp Law. The text of the decree is vague and open to different interpretations, and authorities might interpret it in a way that would ban the sale of hemp flowers and/or extraction from hemp flowers and leaves.
5th July 2022
Italy: The minister for youth and the Department for Anti-Drug Policies have presented to Parliament the Annual report on drug addiction, in which they recommend decriminalising personal use of certain drugs. The lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, is currently discussing a bill to legalise and regulate the home growing of up to four cannabis plants.
30th June 2022
- Italy: The bill to legalise and regulate domestic cannabis cultivation of up to four plants was introduced today, 30th June, to the Chamber of Deputies for discussion.
29th June 2022
Italy: The Ministry of Defence has put back to 29th July 2022 the deadline for private companies to declare an interest in growing cannabis for medical use, due to a lack of interest. The ministry has also published some clarifications about the requirements of the application process.
22nd June 2022
- Italy: The Chamber of Deputies Justice Committee approved a bill to legalise and regulate domestic cannabis cultivation of up to four plants. The proposal, created by merging two different bills (C. 2307 Magi e C. 2965 Licatini), should be introduced to the Chamber of Deputies for discussion on 24th June 2022.
10th June 2022
- Italy: The Council of Ministers challenged the Sardinian Regional Law 6/2022 – which aims to promote hemp cultivation and processing – because it exceeds the powers given to regions by the Constitution. The Constitutional Court will rule on this case.
26th May 2022
- Italy: The Decree on Officinal Plants entered into force last week and it subjects cannabis flower and leaf extraction intended for the production of medicinal products to the Narcotics Law. The text of the decree is vague and open to different interpretations; in fact, authorities might interpret it in a way that would ban the sale of hemp flowers and/or the extraction of hemp flowers and leaves. However, the Hemp Law has more authority than the decree, making it difficult for authorities to interpret the decree in these ways.
8th April 2022
- Italy: The Ministry of Defence has published a call for tender for the cultivation of medical cannabis by private companies. In Italy, the cultivation of medical cannabis is a monopoly of the Military Pharmaceutical Chemical Institute of Florence. The selection process is divided into four phases and applicants are required to cultivate cannabis indoors, use sodium lamps, and guarantee an annual production of 500 kg. The deadline is scheduled for 27th June 2022.
