15th October 2024 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides responded on behalf of the European Commission (EC) to a parliamentary enquiry regarding the
16th September 2024 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies has approved the security bill that seeks to restrict hemp to industrial uses only and prohibit the cultivation and sale
12th September 2024 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) has suspended the decree from July 2024 that places “the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol obtained from Cannabis
2nd August 2024 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies Justice Committee revived and approved an amendment to a security bill that aims to restrict hemp to industrial uses only
22nd July 2024 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The government-proposed amendment to a security bill, which aimed to restrict hemp to industrial uses only and prohibit the cultivation and sale of hemp
9th July 2024 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Ministry of Health has issued a decree that repeals the previous decree that placed “the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol obtained
27th May 2024 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The government has proposed an amendment to a security bill that would restrict hemp to industrial uses only, press reports. The bill is being considered
26th January 2024 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) has again extended the suspension of the decree that places “the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol
Italy: The Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) has extended the suspension of the decree that places “the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol obtained from Cannabis
9th October 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Ministry of Health has decided to appeal the decision of the Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) to suspend the decree that places “the compositions for oral
5th October 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) has suspended the decree that places “the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol obtained from Cannabis extracts”
20th September 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The decree that places “the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol obtained from Cannabis extracts” in the table of medicines in the Narcotics Act
13th September 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: Industry association Imprenditori Canapa Italia (ICI) has decided to appeal the Ministry of Health decree that classifies “compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol
7th September 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The industry association Canapa Sativa Italia sent a formal request to the minister of health to repeal the decree that classified “compositions for
22nd August 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Ministry of Health has issued a decree that revokes the suspension of the entry into force of the Decree 1st October 2020 (20A05476), which places
31st July 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Ministry of Health has made the decision to classify hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP) and hexahydrocannabinol acetate (HHCO) as narcotics. The ban entered into
23rd June 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The government withdrew the amendment proposed for Bill 1038 which sought to extend tobacco legislation to cover the parts of the hemp
21st June 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The government has proposed an amendment to Bill 1038, which aims to extend tobacco legislation to those parts of the hemp plant that can
9th May 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Ministry of Health reports that over 1.5 tonnes of medical cannabis were sold in 2022, of which only 0.2 tonnes were produced
27th April 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Military Pharmaceutical Chemical Institute has temporarily suspended production of medical cannabis due to the poor state of the facilities and the lack
6th March 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Ministry of Defence has published the list of companies that have passed to phase 2 of the tender for the cultivation
15th February 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Lazio Administrative Tribunal (TAR) has annulled the Decree on Officinal Plants, which came into force in May 2022, subjecting hemp flower and leaf extraction to
13th December 2022 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: A number of deputies from left-wing opposition parties have presented an amendment to the 2023 Budget Bill that aims to legalise recreational cannabis under a state
17th November 2022 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: Bill 168, which aims to ban the recreational use of hemp flowers, was assigned to the competent committee of the Senate. The bill
17th October 2022 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: Senator Gasparri of Forza Italia, part of the ruling coalition, has proposed a bill to introduce into the Hemp Law a ban on the recreational use of
27th September 2022 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: A hard-line stance against cannabis can be expected in Italy after the far-right Brothers of Italy party (Fratelli d’Italia) took first place in Sunday’s
12th September 2022 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: Following the appeal by industry association Federcanapa against the decree on officinal plants, the Lazio Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) scheduled a new
25th July 2022 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: Prime minister Mario Draghi has submitted his resignation and dissolved Parliament after the right-wing parties withdrew their support in the Senate. The next
21st July 2022 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: Industry association Federcanapa has appealed to the Lazio administrative tribunal against the national Decree on officinal plants, which it says is contrary to the Hemp Law.
5th July 2022 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The minister for youth and the Department for Anti-Drug Policies have presented to Parliament the Annual report on drug addiction, in which they recommend
30th June 2022 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The bill to legalise and regulate domestic cannabis cultivation of up to four plants was introduced today, 30th June, to the Chamber of Deputies
29th June 2022 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Ministry of Defence has put back to 29th July 2022 the deadline for private companies to declare an interest in growing cannabis for medical use, due
22nd June 2022 - Europe, Italy |
ItalyThe Chamber of Deputies Justice Committee approved a bill to legalise and regulate domestic cannabis cultivation of up to four plants. The proposal, created by merging
Italy: The Ministry of Defence has published a call for tender for the cultivation of medical cannabis by private companies. In Italy, the cultivation
4th April 2022 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Regional Council of Sardinia has unanimously approved a bill to promote and support hemp growing on the island. The law promotes experimental and research activities aimed
17th February 2022 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Constitutional Court rejected a referendum on decriminalising the cultivation and possession of recreational cannabis for personal use.