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
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