Is Italy's cannabis production under threat?
6 min
Available until 26/08/2026
Since the end of 2016, Italy has authorised the cultivation of light cannabis. In other words, hemp for industrial use with less than 0.2% THC content. However, the right-wing and extreme-right Italian government wants to change the law and de facto equate “light” cannabis to cannabis with a narcotic effect.
Journalist
G. Hofer
Country
France
Germany
Year
2024
You may also like
ARTE Europe Weekly
Should Europe get tougher on young offenders?
ARTE Europe Weekly
Can Europe defend itself against the threat from drones?
ARTE Europe Weekly
Is Football Having an Identity Crisis?
ARTE Europe Weekly
Is Europe failing to protect its LGBTQ+ community?
ARTE Europe Weekly
How do we save a museum sector in crisis?
ARTE Europe Weekly
The rise of ‘tweakments’: How Botox has hit the mainstream
ARTE Europe Weekly
Return hubs: the answer or a step too far?
- only 4 days left
Living in a camper van in Switzerland
- only 2 days left
Spanish prisoners judged by an algorithm
The most viewed videos on ARTE
Unhappy
Having Good Sex
Happiness
ARTE Europe Weekly
Should Europe get tougher on young offenders?
ARTE Europe Weekly
Can Europe defend itself against the threat from drones?
ARTE Reportage
Cambodia: Blood Bricks
Loulou (1/11)
The Little Grain
Loulou
Mapping the World
World Cities Heating Up
Butterfly
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
The Wild God Tour, Paris