Italy will likely hold a referendum on decriminalizing cannabis next year
Italy will likely decide whether or not to decriminalize cannabis in a referendum next year, after campaign groups managed to gather the required 500,000 signatures in a week.
Growing your own cannabis is legalized in Italy
Italy is set to allow the small-scale cultivation of cannabis plants at home after a reform was approved by the Lower House’s justice committee on Wednesday.
1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back, By Dario Sabaghi
The life of the light cannabis sector has never been smooth in Italy.
Growing cannabis for personal use not illegal, Italy supreme court rules
The farming and selling of marijuana was barred under legislation which dates back to the 1990s but contradictory court decisions since then have generated uncertainty around the law.
The use of medical grade cannabis in Italy for drug-resistant epilepsy: a case series
In Italy, medical grade cannabis (MGC) can be prescribed for different medical conditions, including drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), once standard and approved therapies have failed, or caused non-tolerable side effects. Here, we present a retrospective case series report of five patients with DRE who started therapy with MGC. Despite the small sample size and open-label nature of the data, we show that MGC may be successfully used to treat DRE. This is especially true when considering that no valid therapeutic option exists for these patients and that MGC was extremely well tolerated.
Italian court bans cannabis derivatives, in blow to popular sector
“We are against any drug, with no ifs or buts, and in favor of healthy fun,”
CBD as a food ingredient in the Italian legislation
CBD is contained in the novel food catalogue, which includes foods and ingredients that were not consumed by humans before 15 May 1997
Health Authorities Data Collection of THC:CBD Oromucosal Spray (L’Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco Web Registry): Figures after 1.5 Years
In Italy, all prescriptions for THC:CBD oromucosal spray for treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) spasticity are linked to the official Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA) web-based registry, which tracks the effectiveness and tolerability of medications in a prospective and observational manner. The results of the AIFA e-registry analysis align with those of other THC:CBD observational projects and reaffirm the characteristics of this therapeutic option in the management of treatment-resistant MS spasticity, a frequently overlooked symptom.
The Paradox of Italian Legal Cannabis by Dario Sabaghi
It doesn’t mean that it is illegal to smoke – it means that storekeepers cannot sell it to be smoked
Aurora Exclusive Winner of First Italian Government Medical Cannabis Tender
While the Italian Ministry of Defence currently produces medical cannabis for the domestic market, certain wholesalers are permitted to purchase directly from the Dutch Office of Medical Cannabis, a sharp rise in demand has led to the government seeking external parties to provide additional supply.