Tag: Italy

European Commission Launches Investigation Into Italy’s Ban On ‘Cannabis Light’

Written by Johnny Green on October 27, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

In recent years, cannabis and hemp-derived products that are high in cannabidiol (CBD) and low in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), often referred to as ‘cannabis light,’ have increased in availability...

Italian Government Continues Push For Ban On ‘Cannabis Light’

Written by Hazel Norman on September 9, 2024. Posted in Policy.

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. Whereas...

Cannabis-Infused Tea Mitigates Fibromyalgia Pain In Italian Patients

Written by Frank Schuler on August 4, 2024. Posted in Science.

The cannabis plant is arguably the most dynamic plant on earth, possessing tremendous wellness benefits for suffering patients. Researchers are slowly but surely unlocking the cannabis plant’s...

Italy’s Hemp Industry Seeks European Commission Intervention

Written by Hazel Norman on June 16, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

Much of Italy’s public cannabis policies are shaped by legal decisions. In late 2019, Italy’s Supreme Court ruled that laws against ‘small-scale domestic cultivation of cannabis’...

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Italy’s Push To Ban Hemp Flower Products Is Bad For Public Health Strategies

Written by Johnny Green on June 1, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Cannabis products that are low in THC content, often referred to as ‘cannabis light,’ are very popular throughout Europe. Cannabis light products are derived from the flowers of hemp plants...

Cannabis Use Is Far From A New Thing In Italy

Written by Frank Schuler on February 7, 2024. Posted in Science.

Humans have a long history with the cannabis plant. Hemp fiber was used as far back as 10,000 years ago during the Early Jomon Period in Japan. Consumption for medical purposes goes back at least as...

CBD Decree In Italy Is Temporarily Suspended

Written by Hazel Norman on October 16, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Regulating cannabidiol (CBD) products has proven to be a difficult task for most of the world, and Italy is no exception. An August decree in Italy would have classified CBD as a narcotic substance,...

Many MS Patients Experience Less Spasticity After Cannabis Treatment

Written by Frank Schuler on October 8, 2023. Posted in Science.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a serious health condition that affects many people around the world. It is estimated that as many as 2.8 million people suffer from MS globally and that someone new is diagnosed...

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No Increased Cardiovascular Risk For Stroke Patients Following Prescription Cannabis Use

Written by Frank Schuler on March 26, 2023. Posted in Science.

Public health officials estimate that as many as 15 million strokes occur annually around the globe. Of that estimated 15 million, roughly one-third of them result in the person dying and another one-third...