Tag: Italy

(11 posts)
April 1, 2015
04/01/2015
Reefer in Rome? It Could Be Coming Sooner Than You Think

Reefer in Rome? It Could Be Coming Sooner Than You Think

An effort to legalize marijuana is getting underway in the Italian parliament, with some 60 lawmakers having signed onto a motion to do just that by the...
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September 2, 2014
09/02/2014
Italy Poised to Release 10,000 Cannabis Inmates

Italy Poised to Release 10,000 Cannabis Inmates

Italy is poised to release about ten thousand inmates due to a shift in sentencing laws that eases punishment for cannabis use, growth and possession. The change...
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May 28, 2014
05/28/2014
THC Prevents Brain Damage in Rats, Study Shows

THC Prevents Brain Damage in Rats, Study Shows

Leaf Science examines the research from a group of neuroscientists at the University of Cagliari in Italy. The study was the first to investigate the effect of...
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February 20, 2014
02/20/2014
Italy to Release 10K Pot Prisoners

Italy to Release 10K Pot Prisoners

Thanks to recent reform, Italy no longer treats cannabis enthusiasts the same as heroin enthusiasts, and is set to release 10,000 pot prisoners.
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February 13, 2014
02/13/2014
Some Drug Sanity From Italy!

Some Drug Sanity From Italy!

Italy’s constitutional court today struck down a 2006 law that removed the distinction between “soft” and “hard” drugs, treating pot possession like heroin possession. Thousands of prisoners...
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January 16, 2014
01/16/2014
Italian City of Turin Votes in Favor of Legalizing Medical Cannabis

Italian City of Turin Votes in Favor of Legalizing Medical Cannabis

The city council of Italian city of Turin has approved a motion in favor of legalizing cannabis on Tuesday, becoming the first major city in the country...
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July 10, 2013
07/10/2013
GW Pharmaceuticals, Legal Marijuana Monopoly, Launches Sativex Spray in Italy

GW Pharmaceuticals, Legal Marijuana Monopoly, Launches Sativex Spray in Italy

GW Pharmaceuticals has launched their Sativex cannabis extract spray in Italy for use by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. Beware of GW’s creeping monopoly on medical marijauna in...
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March 22, 2013
03/22/2013
United Nations: Three-Quarters of World’s Illicit Drug Users Consume Cannabis

United Nations: Three-Quarters of World’s Illicit Drug Users Consume Cannabis

Cannabis is consumed by an estimated 75 percent of all the world’s illicit drug users, making it the most widely-used illicit substance in the world, according to the United...
By: NORML
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

Four Western countries—the US, Britain, Italy, and Sweden—have formally objected to Bolivia’s rejoining the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs with a reservation that allows for...
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October 26, 2012
10/26/2012
Traces of Cocaine and Marijuana Found in Air of Eight Italian Cities

Traces of Cocaine and Marijuana Found in Air of Eight Italian Cities

The answer to the question “Did you inhale?” may be yes, even if you’re only guilty of breathing the air in Rome. That’s because a new study...
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August 15, 2012
08/15/2012
Police in Rome Seize Marijuana Farm Operating in Tunnel

Police in Rome Seize Marijuana Farm Operating in Tunnel

Italian police have discovered and seized a sprawling marijuana farm in a tunnel in Rome built during the era of Mussolini. The crop had an estimated street value of $3.7...
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