Legalize Cannabis for Treatment
No longer imports from the Netherlands, Italy launches domestic marijuana pilot project. Who produced it: the military. They produce it for medical purposes. With the legalization of cannabis for treatment, the Italian military is the only cannabis producer in this EU country. In June 2016 the first harvest was done.
In addition to maintaining the security of the country, the Italian military also assumed duties as a marijuana farmer. Through the marijuana project for treatment that began in 2007, the Italian government appointed its military in September 2014 to manage cannabis fields in Florence.
Italy allows the use of cannabis for treatment with a prescription. But until now, the supply of cannabis for Italy is still dependent on the Netherlands. The selling price of imported marijuana is 35 Euro or about 500 thousand Rupiah per gram.
Not reported how the volume of marijuana is harvested in this first harvest. But Italy hopes, from the fields in Florence, can be produced 80 to 100 kilograms of cannabis each year. And with domestic production, it is expected that the price of cannabis can be reduced to under 15 Euro per gram.
The results of Italian domestic cannabis fields are expected to meet …