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

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by Italy’s ruling right-wing coalition to regulate the sale of hemp flowers was met with some surprise – and was then withdrawn, without any official explanation, less than 24 hours after being put forward.

The attempt marked something of a change in approach from politicians who, until that point, had been heavily critical of cannabis and hemp flower sales and had opposed any liberalisation of them.

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