The municipality of Milan requests the legalization of cannabis, "The mayor and the council should work with Parliament to approve a law as soon as possible - and again - there would be enormous economic and social benefits".
The municipal council of the city of Milan has approved a agenda, proposed by the PD group leader and first signatory Filippo Barberis, for the legalization of cannabis.
Last February 17, the PD group leader expressed "great disappointment" over the rejection of the referendum on cannabis, demanding that: "The Democratic Party take responsibility for apolitical initiative and a parliamentarian who does not let two different but very heartfelt questions fall into the void"
The document asks mayor Beppe Sala and the council to: "take action with Parliament to approve a bill on the legalization of the production and consumption of cannabis and its derivatives" - and of - "reinvest the income in training, prevention and harm reduction policies", as happens in countries where this substance is already legalised.
The 7 benefits of legalization for the municipality of Milan
According to the agenda, the legalization of cannabis “would bring different economic and social benefits, such as:
- Very significant damage tomafia economy
- A increase in GDP
- A consequent increase in revenue for public finances
- One reduction of economic resources and humans invested in the fight against this substance
- A major reduction in prison population
- The emergence of a whole series of very widespread behaviors in the Italian population from illegality
- The cancellation of therebellion effect”.
We remind you that cannabis is legal in the USA, with i 430 thousand jobs full-time jobs created to date, it is the sector that provides the most jobs of all. And not only that, as can be read from the data of the countries in which legalization has already taken place, there is one reduction in consumption by minors.
Furthermore, by legalizing the production of cannabis, the raw materials necessary for the composition of it would abound cannabinoid-based medicines without having to resort, as happens today, to exporting from abroad.
In the courtroom in Milan: flight of accusations and challenges launched for legal cannabis
Among the voices of the League's opponents, that of the councilor Deborah Giovanati stands out who proposed to withdraw the agenda and that her colleagues carry out the hair test to check for drug use.
A crazy proposal that immediately receives an equally strong reaction from PD councilor Daniele Nahum: "If this illiberal amendment passes I'll light up a joint in front of Palazzo Marino and I will give you a lock of hair"
Finally, there were those among the opposition who voted in favor of the agenda. The group leader of Forza Italia Alessandro Chirico, after underlining that he expressed himself "in a personal capacity without the approval of either the council group or the party", added in a note:
“It's time to stop fuel the black market and the mafias who get rich by selling stuff cut with glass dust or chemical agents that harm many unwary kids. It's time to stop with the state bigotry which sells cigarettes which are a full-blown poison and spirits which cause irreparable damage to the health of young and old".
