Tag: Italy

Home Grow In Italy: Just Around The Corner?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 11, 2022. Posted in Policy.

The country is poised to follow a trend seen in multiple European countries – namely introducing recreational reform with a limited home grow option Italy may join the European club of countries...

Why Is It Taking So Long To Legalize Cannabis Cultivation In Italy?

Written by Johnny Green on July 4, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Formal talks to explore legalizing cannabis home cultivation nationwide in Italy are officially underway. Per Corriere delle Alpi as of last week (auto-translated to English), “The general discussion...

Italian Ministry Of Défense Publishes Pre-Bid Call For New Cannabis Cultivation Companies

Written by Johnny Green on May 24, 2022. Posted in Archives, Business, Policy.

The Ministry is trying to identify qualified cultivators to cultivate in Florence The Ministry of Defense has just published an “expression of interest” to identify companies that are able...

Sardinia Begins Regulated Hemp Production To Remediate Polluted Land

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 27, 2022. Posted in Science.

Italy’s second-largest island has passed a measure to create a regulated hemp market to help clean up the environment A new law designed to increase phytoremediation of polluted land may well...

Milan’s City Council Calls For Cannabis Legalization In Italy

Written by Johnny Green on March 18, 2022. Posted in Politics.

Italy is home to one of the most inspiring cannabis activism efforts of all time. Last year activists in Italy gathered enough signatures to put national legalization before voters. Over 630,000 signatures...

Italian Supreme Court Nixes Constitutional Mandate On Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 22, 2022. Posted in Politics.

In a blow to forward reform in Italy, the Supreme Court blocks request to hold a referendum on the legalization of cannabis cultivation Cannabis reform may be coming to Europe in ever more advanced...

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Italy Struggles To Set Regulations For Home Grow

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 14, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The European country is struggling to create regulations and guidelines for home grow after Italy’s top court decriminalized cannabis in late December 2019 In a sign that Covid might have slowed...

Italy’s Supreme Court: Cannabis Cultivation For Personal Use Is Legal

Written by Johnny Green on December 29, 2019. Posted in Politics.

Italy’s Supreme Court has ruled that cultivating cannabis for personal use is not illegal. Italy’s current cannabis prohibition policies were first enacted in the 1990s. In its ruling, Italy’s...

Nation by Nation: Italian Senator Introduces Legalization Proposal

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 15, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Matteo Mantero, an Italian senator, has introduced a bill to legalize the cultivation, processing and sale of cannabis and its derivatives in Italy. The consumption of cannabis (in particular low THC...