According to Italy’s Top Court, growing a little marijuana in your home is not a crime.
Italy is one of the countries that allows for small-scale cultivation for personal use.
The country’s highest court wrote in a one-page statement of its findings that “at home, small-scale cultivation activities are to be considered excluded from the application of the penal code.”
One question is how much cannabis qualifies as “small-scale cultivation.”
While marijuana may not be legal, it is not a serious crime and carries light penalties.
“It’s a very important decision, because it will shield from prison those who choose to cultivate marijuana for personal use,” said Leonardo Fiorentini, a representative of the drug policy advocacy group Forum Droghe.
