Italy is facing an ongoing shortage of medicinal cannabis as the government continues to strangle supply through its tight regulatory framework.

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Only by opening up to imports, or allowing domestic production, will the situation improve for patients, advocates for the drug have said.

Steve has reported for a number of consumer and B2B titles over a journalism career spanning more than three decades. He is a regulator contributor to health journal, The Medical Republic, writing on...