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Italy
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Italian MJ Reform Campaign Gains Nearly Half of Needed Signatures in One Week
Advocates behind a renewed cannabis reform measure in Italy announced that in just one week it has nearly met half of the signatures required to place the issue before the parliament.
Drug Trafficker Turned Informant Offers Up Private Island in Hopes of Leniency
A former drug smuggler and Van Gogh lover who evaded capture for over five years has handed over the deed to his private island off the coast of Dubai to Italian authorities to try and sway them to give him a lighter sentence for his many crimes.
Scientists Find Weed Traces in 17th Century Italian Skeletons
Scientists studying skeletons from 1600s Milan have found traces of THC and CBD in the femurs of a woman in her 50s and a teenage boy.
Study Explores LSD Influence on Fellini’s Films
What role did LSD play on the work of one of the most celebrated filmmakers of all time?
Reggae’s Anti-Hero
Alborosie talks Destiny and gives his piping-hot takes on social media, the ‘Cali Reggae’ movement, and not sharing weed.
Surf’s Up! Uruguayan Authorities Find Cocaine Smuggled Inside Surfboards
The bust: six surfboards, more than 100 lbs of cocaine.
Italian Court Rules Hemp Flowers, Leaves are Not Narcotics
Ruling is a major victory for the Italian CBD industry.
Italian Army’s Mission: Produce More Cannabis
The service plans to produce more than 1,500 pounds next year.
European Authorities Bust International Drug Gang That Bought Art to Launder Profits
Multiple arrests were made in Europe last week and an art gallery in Amsterdam was searched as authorities closed in on gang, which laundered drug profits by buying art.
Death in a Cannabis Lab: Italian Prosecutors Investigate Explosion
A lab which was set up to create “Cannabis Lite” products blew up, killing two people and injuring two others. Now prosecutors in Italy are deliberating whether to charge five people with murder or manslaughter.