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Rasta smoker wins appeal against conviction in marijuana case in Italy
ROME - If you're a Rastafarian in Italy, you might be able to possess more marijuana than the law allows everyone else.
Italy's highest criminal court has ruled that the fact Rastafarians consider marijuana use a religious sacrament should be taken into account if they are tried on trafficking charges.
Smoking pot in Italy is not a crime, but being caught with amounts considered too large for personal use can bring charges of trafficking.
The court threw out the drug trafficking conviction of a 44-year-old Italian Rastafarian. It ruled the amount he possessed was in line with the heavy use that comes with his religious beliefs.
Police had found the man with several grams of marijuana, enough to make around 70 cigarettes, which he claimed were all for personal use.
The Italian Health Ministry described the ruling as "disturbing."
"These rulings represent an element of destabilization for the pillars of secularism," Undersecretary Francesca Martini said in a statement.
Right-wing lawmaker Maurizio Gasparri also criticized the ruling, saying the Rastafari religion is more of a fashion trend in Italy.
"Someone stop the judges who live outside of reality," he was quoted as saying by the Apcom news agency.
Source: Rasta smoker wins appeal[/url]
Rasta smoker wins appeal against conviction in marijuana case in Italy
ROME - If you're a Rastafarian in Italy, you might be able to possess more marijuana than the law allows everyone else.
Italy's highest criminal court has ruled that the fact Rastafarians consider marijuana use a religious sacrament should be taken into account if they are tried on trafficking charges.
Smoking pot in Italy is not a crime, but being caught with amounts considered too large for personal use can bring charges of trafficking.
The court threw out the drug trafficking conviction of a 44-year-old Italian Rastafarian. It ruled the amount he possessed was in line with the heavy use that comes with his religious beliefs.
Police had found the man with several grams of marijuana, enough to make around 70 cigarettes, which he claimed were all for personal use.
The Italian Health Ministry described the ruling as "disturbing."
"These rulings represent an element of destabilization for the pillars of secularism," Undersecretary Francesca Martini said in a statement.
Right-wing lawmaker Maurizio Gasparri also criticized the ruling, saying the Rastafari religion is more of a fashion trend in Italy.
"Someone stop the judges who live outside of reality," he was quoted as saying by the Apcom news agency.
Source: Rasta smoker wins appeal[/url]
