Is Italy set for a vote on decriminalising cannabis?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : While young Italians tend to be the most supportive of cannabis legalisation -- with almost half of the petition's signatories being under the age of 30 -- the 29-year-old Giubilei takes a different stance from the majority of those in his generational cohort.
49% : Neither party covered cannabis legalisation in their manifestos from the last general elections in 2018.
45% : Roberto Saviano, one of Italy's most prolific anti-mafia activists and author of Gomorrah, has publicly supported cannabis legalisation for years, stating that it "hurts clans and saves youngsters", as well as that "prohibition has failed".
43% : Strongly contested by social conservatives, tightly checked by law enforcement, subject to draconian rules (including clearly-labelled packaging), and accused of selling a "useless" and "overpriced" product by cannabis enthusiasts, its success is marred by severe challenges, leaving those working in the field feeling disorientated and dispirited.
41% : Opinion polls indeed show that right-leaning voters in Italy are overwhelmingly more opposed to cannabis legalisation than those on the left - with a 60% margin between the hardline populist Northern League and the social democratic PD.
39% : The so-called "Fini-Giovanardi" law of 2006 introduced harsh penalties for selling, possessing and cultivating marijuana on a par with those for hard drugs like heroin and cocaine -- leading to thousands of longer sentences and prison overcrowding -- although it was eventually repealed on the grounds it was unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2014.

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