Italy

Italy’s conservative leadership is planning to crack down on the country’s nascent — and already highly restricted — cannabis industry by banning products made from hemp flower, the industry’s only real source of cannabinoids.

The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio, Italy, yesterday confirmed the suspension of the Ministry of Health's decree that included oral compositions containing cannabidiol (CBD) in the list of narcotics.

The European Commission has opened an investigation into recent measures taken by the Italian government to stop the trade in CBD and hemp flowers .

Italian farmers and associations are calling on the European Parliament to suspend measures that classify CBD as a narcotic substance and ban the trade of hemp in Italy.

Opposition says it's like outlawing nutmeg

Italy’s embattled hemp industry came out in unified force yesterday to protest the looming government drive to ban all hemp substances.

Cannabis products that are low in THC, often referred to as ‘cannabis light,’ have grown in popularity among consumers in Europe at a seemingly exponential rate in recent years.

Italy’s government has approved a controversial amendment to its Security Bill, which, if passed by the Chamber and Senate, would effectively shut down the country’s hemp industry.

The amendment to the Security Bill banning the cultivation and trade of hemp inflorescences and derivatives would be a violation of EU rules on free competition and movement of goods.

A drug-taking tip from Italy's agriculture minister went viral Tuesday, after he scoffed at "cannabis light" and said that if you were going to smoke a joint, "do it right".

Nearly two years after a top Italian court blocked a referendum on marijuana legalization and psychedelics reform from going before voters