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Growing your own cannabis is legalized in Italy
- Home-grown cannabis set to be legalized in Italy, following MPs vote
- The reform decriminalizes the cultivation of up to four cannabis plants for personal use
- Italy is now one of the first European countries to decriminalize recreational cannabis
Italy is set to allow small-scale home cultivation of cannabis plants after a reform was approved by the Lower House’s justice committee on Wednesday.
The reform decriminalizes the cultivation of up to four cannabis plants at home.
However, it also increases the penalties for offenses related to trafficking and trafficking in cannabis, the maximum penalty being increased from six to ten years.
Italy became one of the first European countries to decriminalize recreational cannabis, allowing the growth of up to four cannabis plants at home (stock image)
The reform, which was proposed by Italian MEP Riccardo Magi, makes Italy one of the first countries in Europe to decriminalize the domestic cultivation of cannabis for personal use, with Spain and the Czech Republic also allowing the grow up to five plants at home.
The reform comes almost two years after a landmark decision by the Italian Supreme Court in 2019, which ruled that domestic small-scale cannabis cultivation was legal.
The ruling was released on December 19, 2019, but went unnoticed until a week later when it was reported by national news agencies and immediately fueled a latent political debate over cannabis use in Italy.
This sparked calls for more legalization from weed advocates and the wrath of conservatives across the country.
In the UK, home cultivation remains illegal as well as possession, sale or distribution of drugs, violators face a fine of up to £ 2,500 and five years in prison (stock image)
In the UK, home cultivation remains illegal as well as possession, sale or distribution of drugs, violators can face a fine of up to £ 2,500 and five years in prison.
Recent figures from the Home Office show that police make a record 358 cannabis seizures per day, a 21% increase from 2019.
Cannabis was the most common drug found in police searches, with amounts found in 71% of all drug seizures in England and Wales in the 12 months to the end of March 2020.
However, in 2018, medicinal cannabis was legalized in the UK and some MPs supported a similar move in Italy, towards decriminalization.
Meanwhile, in the United States, cannabis has been legalized in a third of all U.S. states, with Virginia, New Mexico, and Connecticut the latest to legalize recreational cannabis.
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