Supreme Court says Italians can grow cannabis

Italians who wish to grow the cannabis plant "on their balconies" can legally do so, says the country's Supreme Court.

Izvor: FoNet

Wednesday, 29.06.2011.

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Italians who wish to grow the cannabis plant "on their balconies" can legally do so, says the country's Supreme Court. The plant is used to produce the drug marijuana. Supreme Court says Italians can grow cannabis But the court said the amount of the narcotic that can be produced under these circumstances "cannot cause harm". The court also rejected an appeal filed by the local prosecution in the southern Calabria region, which sought to reverse the acquittal of a 23-year-old man who had a cannabis plant on his balcony that could have produced 16 grams of the drug. The ruling marks a new era for the court which in the past "always pushed for guilty verdicts when it came to narcotics cases", said reports. However, they also mentioned that in 2009, the court caused a public outrage when it ruled that it was legal to grow cannabis plants "until they are big enough to be used to produce drugs", and also ordered police to act "when there is concrete threat". (Beta, file)

Supreme Court says Italians can grow cannabis

But the court said the amount of the narcotic that can be produced under these circumstances "cannot cause harm".

The court also rejected an appeal filed by the local prosecution in the southern Calabria region, which sought to reverse the acquittal of a 23-year-old man who had a cannabis plant on his balcony that could have produced 16 grams of the drug.

The ruling marks a new era for the court which in the past "always pushed for guilty verdicts when it came to narcotics cases", said reports.

However, they also mentioned that in 2009, the court caused a public outrage when it ruled that it was legal to grow cannabis plants "until they are big enough to be used to produce drugs", and also ordered police to act "when there is concrete threat".

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