Cannabis available in Italy has an
increasingly high active ingredient and the concentration of THC
has risen from 1-2% 40 years ago to 25% last year, Cabinet
Secretary Alfredo Mantovano told the parliamentary commission on
childhood Tuesday illustrating government action against use of
the drug.
"Already just 1% can cause serious effects on a subject in
developmental age," he stressed.
"Extreme caution must therefore be used in defining a substance
that has 25% of active ingredient as light: it is like saying
that half a litre of beer is equal to half a litre of grappa".
In 2023, Mantovano told the panel, the consumption of narcotic
substances exceeded pre-pandemic levels and 516 thousand
students (34% of those between 15 and 17 years old) reported
having consumed a substance at least once, while 4.5% use it
frequently.
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