Italy’s CBD Ban Suspended By Regional Court, Stakeholders Argue It’s Like Saying Non-Alcoholic Beer Gets You Drunk
The Lazio Regional Administrative Tribunal suspended a decree classifying CBD as a narcotic.The court’s order was a response to an appeal by stakeholders represented by Imprenditori Canapa Italia (ICI), a hemp trade group, writes Hemp Today.
“The decision of the Lazio Regional Administrative Court on this important debate. . . it’s not only appropriate but also clarifies many points and gives hope to many people who resort to these treatments, and to many industrialists,” Michele Anzaldi, a former deputy in the Parliament wrote on HuffPost Italy.
The decree by the Ministry of Health took effect on August 5, placing CBD on the country’s list of narcotic drugs. If upheld, the ban would affect supply chains that make and sell CBD-based products in dietary supplements and herbal medicine sectors.
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