Referendum: question on cannabis also rejected

One more no. After question on euthanasia the cannabis one was also rejected. The Constitutional Court declared the referendum on the decriminalization of cannabis cultivation inadmissible. The decision was announced and explained by the president of the Consulta, Giuliano Amato, at the end of the council chamber. “The referendum was not on cannabis, but on drugs. It referred to substances that include poppy, coca, the so-called hard drugs. This was enough to make us violate international obligations, ”said Amato.

The cannabis question involved decriminalizing cultivation, not selling it. The referendum was promoted by theCoscioni Association, by the Radicals and by Better legal and in the question asked for the cancellation of the crime of cannabis cultivation, eliminating prison sentences, from two to six years, and also the withdrawal of the driving license. Criminal relevance and administrative penalties for those who grow cannabis were removed, those for those accused of drug dealing remained.

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Immediate response from the Luca Coscioni Association. “The Constitutional Court found the referendum question # CannabisLegale inadmissible. After yesterday’s decision on euthanasia, today we have missed an opportunity to change another law that in this country no politician has the courage to touch ».


Source: Vanity Fair

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