Italy: Market and legal data analysis of the cannabis sector

Could Italy’s latest attempt at banning hemp be the one that hits its mark?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 8th August 2024

After a few back-and-forths, Italian authorities may actually kill the country’s CBD sector by simply passing a minor amendment to a major soon-to-be-approved bill, banning hemp flower and its extracts regardless of their THC content...

Italian amendment reintroduced that could leave CBD, hemp sector in ruins

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th August 2024

The proposed and withdrawn amendment to ban CBD products in Italy has reappeared as part of a bill aimed at enhancing public safety and combating crime ...

Italy’s right-wing government may end up banning hemp, putting a sector at risk

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 31st May 2024

Italy may soon ban hemp flowers and hemp flower extracts with a THC content of less than 0.2%, as the country’s far-right government takes a conservative stance on cannabis ...

The long road to EFSA authorisation for CBD as novel food in the European Union

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 20th May 2024

In June 2022, the European Food Safety Authority broke some very bad news to CBD companies applying for their products to be authorised as novel food in the European Union ...

The uncertain fate of IHDCs in Europe: could a general ban be on the horizon?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 12th April 2024

In this part of a series of articles celebrating the tenth anniversary of Tamarind Intelligence, we look at how the landscape of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IHDCs) across Europe has changed over the years ...

Italy’s classification of CBD extracts as pharmaceuticals riles cannabis firms

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 6th September 2023

Cannabis companies in Italy are opposing a government decree that will become effective on 20th September and may outlaw CBD oils for oral use in the country ...

Right wing’s rapid U-turn – government keeps Italy guessing on hemp flowers

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th July 2023

A proposal by Italy’s ruling right-wing coalition to regulate the sale of hemp flowers was met with some surprise – and was withdrawn, without explanation, less than 24 hours after being put forward ...

Court ruling frees Italian hemp farmers and manufacturers from narcotics law

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd February 2023

The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) of Lazio has anulled an Italian government decree on officinal plants which put the use of hemp flowers and leaves under narcotics law ...

Switzerland’s recreational cannabis pilot projects under criticism from within

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th February 2023

Recent criticism from the Swiss canton of Bern on a pilot study to legalise and sell recreational cannabis in pharmacies will have no impact on plans to carry on with the project ...

Italian court will hear appeal against decree limiting use of flowers and leaves

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th October 2022

A request to hear an appeal against Italy’s decree on officinal plants has been accepted by the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) of Lazio ...

Croatian cannabis and hemp business owners feel the ‘unfair’ weight of the law

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 30th September 2022

A Croatian hemp producer is challenging the interpretation used by law enforcement to oppose the sale of hemp flower in the country ...

Where the parties stand on cannabis ahead of Italian elections this month

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th September 2022

The right-wing coalition parties which look most likely to triumph in Italy’s coming elections take a uniformly hard line on drug policy – which could be bad news for the cannabinoids industry ...

EU officially recognises first CBG-rich hemp variety among registered plants

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 13th May 2022

The EU has granted official recognition to a hemp variety rich in cannabigerol (CBG) by including a new cannabinoid strain in its database of registered plant varieties ...

Italian Constitutional Court rejects referendum on decriminalising cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th February 2022

An Italian referendum on the potential decriminalisation of cannabis for personal use has been rejected by the country’s Constitutional Court ...

Ambiguity and misinformation on Italian hemp decree spread yet more confusion

Written by CannIntelligence | 28th January 2022

A recent agreement to update the Italian list of officinal (medically usable) plants has caused some unfounded consternation in the country’s CBD industry ...

Italian hemp farm aid and research grants fail to win over the industry

Written by CannIntelligence | 21st January 2022

€3m in aid has been allocated to the hemp supply chain following a decree by minister of agriculture Stefano Patuanelli issued in late December 2021 ...

Concerns arise as Italian study finds pesticides and metals in hemp flowers

Written by CannIntelligence | 29th October 2021

Another study, this time from Italy, has found potentially dangerous levels of heavy metals and pesticides in CBD products. Researchers were worried by the results and asked regulators and legislators to act ...

Italian cannabis referendum looks likely to go ahead despite teething troubles

Written by CannIntelligence | 27th October 2021

Italian campaigners believe they have done enough to secure a referendum on the legalisation of cannabis cultivation for personal use and the decriminalisation of possession ...

Researchers find even synthetic CBD can degrade and produce THC if badly stored

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 26th July 2021

Both synthetic and plant-derived CBD degrade when stored incorrectly, producing THC, according to a new study ...

Euro cross-party group to push for EU harmony on medicinal cannabis rules

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th July 2021

A new cross-party European parliamentary group wants to help patients across the European Union get better access to medical cannabis and advance the EU’s cannabis resolution of 2019 ...

Italian company gains EU validation for synthetic CBD novel food application

Written by Freddie Dawson | 8th July 2021

The European Commission (EC) has validated a novel food application submitted by the Italian company Farmabios for a synthetic CBD. This is the first step to gaining novel food authorisation from the European Food Safety...

Italian inter-ministerial decree ditched due to hemp association protests

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th June 2021

A new inter-ministerial decree that aimed to prohibit the use of cannabis leaves and flowers in extraction was withdrawn after protests from hemp associations ...

European ingredient popularity drives cannabinoid sector's latest M&A action

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 18th June 2021

Appetite for European ingredients producers appears to be driving the latest round of merger and acquisition (M&A) action in the cannabinoid sector ...

How cannabis derivatives could help to preserve the miracle of modern medicine

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th April 2021

Could cannabinoids, including CBD, provide a partial solution to the growing danger of diseases becoming resistant to existing antibiotics? ...

Italy issues its first licences to grow hemp and extract CBD for medical use

Written by CannIntelligence | 8th April 2021

Italy’s Ministry of Health and the Italian Medicine Agency (AIFA) have begun authorising Italian companies to manufacture hemp-derived CBD extracts for pharmaceutical purposes ...

Italian Customs Agency proposes taking hemp flower sales into its monopoly

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th December 2020

The Italian Customs Agency is trying to widen its jurisdiction by proposing including the sale of CBD hemp flowers within the state monopoly. Others have similar ideas ...

Proposal put forward in yet another attempt to regulate the Italian CBD sector

Written by CannIntelligence | 27th November 2020

Italian legislators have put forward another proposal that has yet to be presented as an amendment to regulate the CBD sector and, in particular, the sale of flowers, finished products and extracts ...

Italian health ministry suspends its decree defining oral CBD as medication

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th November 2020

The Italian Ministry of Health has suspended the recently published decree listing oral administration of CBD as a medicine under Italy’s Narcotics Law ...

Italian vape stores prohibited from selling CBD products

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th October 2020

Italian vape stores will not be able to sell CBD products following the publication of a circular ...

Ministerial decree causes further confusion for the Italian market

Written by CannIntelligence | 22nd October 2020

A ministerial decree listing oral administration of CBD as a medicine under Italy’s Narcotics Law is meant to clear the way for the introduction of Epidyolex into the market, not to prevent consumer wellness...

CBD ads spring up at Serie A football grounds as Italy takes to home delivery

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th October 2020

Matches in Serie A, the top football league in Italy, are for the first time featuring advertisements for a CBD company as the home delivery market continues to grow rapidly in the country ...

Agriculture ministry decree may allow extraction from hemp flowers in Italy

Written by CannIntelligence | 1st October 2020

The Italian Ministry of Agriculture has issued a ministerial decree listing hemp flowers in the catalogue of officinal plants, which forms part of the country’s medicinal and aromatic plants legislation ...

Italian tobacconists lobby for a monopoly on the sale of CBD flowers

Written by CannIntelligence | 20th August 2020

A group of tobacco retailers have written to the Italian Tobacconists Federation (FIT) asking it to push for a state monopoly on the sale of CBD flowers ...

A list of regional Italian proposals for hemp regulation and promotion

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th August 2020

Italian regions are trying to boost the hemp-supply chain through proposed regional rules, funding projects and developing circular economy strategies to make up for the lack of clarifying action at the national level ...

Who can bring clarity to Italian CBD regulation? Another bid bites the dust

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th July 2020

Yet another attempt to bring clear regulation to the Italian CBD market has been rejected, apparently for political reasons ...

CBD and cannabis legislation back on the Italian political agenda

Written by CannIntelligence | 2nd July 2020

The nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic has revived moves to regulate Italy’s CBD market ...

Survey reveals hemp flower usage blossoming in Italy under lockdown

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th June 2020

Consumption of hemp flowers in Italy went up during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, despite their sale being illegal in the country, a survey has revealed ...

Court ruling piles further restriction and confusion on Italy's CBD market

Written by CBD-Intel | 25th June 2020

A further decision by a top Italian court has in practice increased the restrictions on the hemp/CBD market in the country ...

Italians turning to CBD in place of prescription drugs, research suggests

Written by CannIntelligence | 22nd June 2020

The use of CBD-based products has reduced the consumption of prescription drugs in Italy, according to a discussion paper from an international economics think-tank ...

Italian prosecutors get tough, closing down leading CBD firm pending trial

Written by CannIntelligence | 8th June 2020

The public prosecutor's office in Parma has suspended all commercial operations of Italy’s leading CBD company, EasyJoint, pending trial on narcotics charges ...

Government aid available to European companies hit by COVID-19 measures

Written by CannIntelligence | 28th May 2020

CBD companies based in Europe have a range of possible options for government assistance to help them through the various strictures imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic ...

CBD events called off or put back as coronavirus tightens grip

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th March 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect people across the world, a swathe of CBD-related events have been called off or postponed. Here is a list of some of the major ones, with dates and...

Italian prohibitionist draft bill unlikely to find approval

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th February 2020

A proposal to regulate hemp in Italy through increasing restrictions has not got any closer to becoming a law ...

Italy lays down limits for THC in edibles, but no mention of CBD

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th February 2020

A decree approved by Italy’s Ministry of Health has established firm limits for allowed levels of THC in edibles ...

Italian amendment to regulate ‘light cannabis’ is thrown out once more

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th February 2020

The Constitutional Affairs and Budget committees of Italy’s lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, have rejected an amendment to regulate the sale of hemp or “cannabis light” products ...

Italian Senate president unilaterally denies hemp regulation amendment

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th December 2019

The proposal to regulate and tax low-THC hemp varieties of cannabis has been removed from the budget bill and declared inadmissible by the president of the Italian senate ...

Italy's Five Star party proposes new tax regulation on hemp products

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd December 2019

Two amendments to regulate the sale of hemp products have been put forward by Italy’s Five Star party, including a tax on hemp-related items ...

Italian government urged to take action on hemp regulation

Written by CannIntelligence | 2nd December 2019

The Italian government has been urged to take action on regulating hemp and derived products, in a resolution adopted by the Agricultural Commission of the Italian House of Representatives ...

CBD 'most searched health term in the US': CBD business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 4th November 2019

According to research from San Diego State University, CBD is the most searched health term in the US. Also covered are further stories from the US, Australia, India, Italy and Switzerland ...

Hemp extraction proposal falls short of solving Italian regulation chaos

Written by CannIntelligence | 4th November 2019

A proposal to regulate the sale of hemp biomass in Italy has been put before the Agriculture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, but members of the industry fear it does not go far enough...

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