Italian parliament mulls cannabis motion

THE Italian parliament is to consider a proposal to legalise the recreational use of cannabis.

A PROPOSAL to legalise the recreational use of cannabis, enjoying the cross-party support of more than 200 lawmakers, has been presented in the Italian parliament.

THE law would make it legal to possess up to 15 grams of cannabis, to cultivate it in small quantities, and to smoke it in private, and would allow its sale in government-approved cannabis shops.