Cannabis, State take sides: “Legalization smart to avoid contact between young people and mafias” – The Republic

“I think that an intelligent legalization of soft drugs can avoid the worst damage to the boys, that ‘get in touch with areas of criminality.” Raffaele Cantone, magistrate and National Anti-Corruption Authority President takes sides in the debate on the legalization of cannabis, a subject that at the September shooting back before the House. “Until recently I was absolutely opposed to the idea of ​​legalization because ‘ They not convinced me that many of the arguments, which would serve that ‘to defeat crime’ organized, ’cause the drugs are an insignificant part of the profits of crime’ was organized, or that would serve to prevent a host of health problems of children “, he explained to Radio Radicale.

“Now I have a little ‘changed positions, are more secular,” argues Canton. “I would be opposed to a total legalization. But there ‘this topic, avoid contact with young circles of organized crime and the other aspect is that light controlled drugs probably avoid chemical interventions, they are also leading to the tendency to addiction or vice. These two topics today make me be on this bill (the Intergroup, consisting of 220 MPs and promoted by Benedetto Della Vedova, ed) a lot more ‘secular and in many respects opts for the controlled sale and somehow limited. ” “There are things on which the prohibition remains indispensabile- clarified Cantone- prohibition on hard drugs is right.”

At the end of July, the bill began its process in Parliament in the House, but it is It was postponed until September. The majority is divided, Ncd is contrary and even in the Democratic Party are not lacking distinction. Presented more than 2 thousand amendments from the political forces opposed, from Forza Italy and the League. To get approval would serve understanding between dem and M5S. On the topic he spoke on Republic writer Roberto Saviano, reiterating the reasons for his yes to legalize cannabis and defining “revolutionary” the fact that the proposal has come before Parliament.

But against legalization back to speak with clarity Nicola Gratteri. The chief prosecutor of Catanzaro Republic repeats: “A democratic state can not ‘afford to legalize what’ damage the health of citizens.” A staunch expressed no more ‘times by the magistrate leading the fight against drug trafficking. “The gain that would escape from the mafia – argues – is almost ridiculous than crime ‘derives from the cocaine and heroin trade, on the other hand marijuana often’ the first step and finally reaches the taking of hard drugs.”

in the words of Canton controversy in the political world. “Shareable, it is a formidable mafia tool. It takes note who blocks it for months,” tweet the leader of the Italian Left Room Arturo Scotto. Arises Carlo Giovanardi, former senator and now Ncd Gal: “Canton says something absolutely not acceptable, absurd. To legalize soft drugs means doing a great favor to organized crime.” “Is not that a magistrate comes and tells her, perhaps Canton has not read the latest data, incontrovertible, arriving from the United States and talking to each other in a boom in overdose deaths.” “The legalization -attacca- increased organized crime, spreading the use of drugs and then detonates the health social spending.”

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Raffaele Cantone