The openness to the legalization of cannabis in Germany has reignited tempers within the opposition. After Magie Della Vedova, who has always been in favor of cannabis self-production, now the Democratic Party and the 5 Star Movement are once again calling for the legalization of marijuana.
After the minimum wage, not actually shared by all minority forces, the opposition finally found a new battle to participate together. For Alessandro Zan it is necessary that “Parliament takes care of this, we cannot stay behind in this too”.
In fact, marijuana has been raised several times in their house since Elly Schlein’s arrival, the same secretary some time ago discussed with Salvini and his “repressive” view. The Swiss pasionaria also adhered to the proposal by the secretary of +Europa, Riccardo Magi, for the domestic cultivation of 4 marijuana seedlings for personal use.
On July 12, deputy Antonella Forattini signed a bill to “make treatment with therapeutic cannabis more accessible for patients, overcoming bureaucratic obstacles, regional peculiarities and supply difficulties to put Italy in a position to meet the needs of medicines based on cannabis thanks to careful monitoring, accompanied by scientific studies, information and training of doctors”.
In short, they are in favor of the Nazarene and the news of the German opening did nothing more than awaken the spirit of those who were already rooting for local liberalization. The 5 Stelle Movement also follows the same line, commenting with Riccardo Ricciardi: «We were and are in favor of the law of domestic cultivation of cannabis for personal use, because we believe that it represents a contrast with the crime that does business in light drugs”.
Two days ago, the first to celebrate were the deputies of Alleanza Verdi and the Italian Left with the leader of the group in the Chamber Luana Zanella: “Germany is moving towards the legalization of cannabis with a bill that turns the page on prohibitionist policies. We don’t expect much prediction from the Italian right: but Italy will also be penalized in this. Here business will continue to be done by the mafias that control the cannabis market. For us, a total turnaround is needed, starting with the legalization of domestic cultivation of cannabis, to take land away from drug trafficking and meet the needs of many Grams The limit of cannabis that an adult can possess according to the German proposal sick people who can find comfort in cannabis derivatives that are impossible to obtain today because production is so scarce”.
If there is a controversy against the government that serves to show off, lesser known names also flock. This time it is the turn of Maurizio Acerbo, national secretary of the Communist Refoundation party. «While the Italian government continues on the path of prohibitionist obscurantism, the German government has passed a bill that provides for the legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes. It must make Italian obscurantists think that a country like Germany is added to the list of states that have legalized, including Holland, Uruguay, Luxembourg, Canada, Australia, Chile, Spain and many US states. In our country, thanks to the laziness of the Pd and Renziani, the bill that provided for the legalization of self-cultivation of up to 4 seedlings was not even approved in the last legislature ». Outside of the Action and Italia viva choirs who aren’t particularly drawn to the theme, on the other hand, who can blame them.
Source: IL Tempo
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