Italian Government Uses ‘Emergency’ Powers to Push Through Hemp Ban, Criminalising 22,000 People Overnight - Cannabis News World

Close or relocate, immediately, avoiding ending up in court with a drug charge. This is the fate of about 3,000 companies, the entire hemp supply chain, razed to the ground by the Security Decree approved by the Council of Ministers on Saturday, April 4. Now about 30 thousand workers are at risk of being fired: 10 thousand permanent employees, plus 20 thousand seasonal employees from May to December. In a month, the planting begins, but the fiel…

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Italian government invokes emergency powers to ban hemp flowers immediately

Italy’s government has invoked emergency powers to push through a controversial ban on hemp flowers, bypassing parliamentary debate and effectively criminalizing an industry said to be worth nearly €2 billion. […]

Italian Government Uses ‘Emergency’ Powers to Push Through Hemp Ban, Criminalising 22,000 People Overnight - Cannabis News World

The final nail in the coffin of Italy’s booming ‘cannabis light’ sector, appears to have been hammered into place by the government. Italy’s hemp industry has been battling for its The post Italian Government Uses ‘Emergency’ Powers to Push Through Hemp Ban, Criminalising 22,000 People Overnight appeared first on Business of Cannabis.

Italian Government Uses 'Emergency' Powers to Push Through Hemp Ban, Criminalising 22,000 People Overnight - Business of Cannabis

The final nail in the coffin of Italy’s booming ‘cannabis light’ sector, appears to have been hammered into place by the government. Italy’s hemp industry has been battling for its survival for months, but a recent move by the government to accelerate the process and largely bypass parliamentary intervention, has seen this devasting bill come into force. Recent figures suggest that this is set to decimate an industry worth nearly €2bn to the Ita…