The proposal has divided the public opinion. The Court of Milan has acquitted a young couple that was caught by the police with 220 grams of hashish. The Court's decision decriminalizes therapeutic soft drugs, because the girl had AIDS and demonstrated that she bought the substance for therapeutic use. A study carried on in 26 countries show that in Italy 1 every 4 teenagers uses soft drugs. Youngsters aged 16 are precociously into hemp than their fellow Europeans.
Girls are more into tranquilizers and sedatives.
Nevertheless in recent years there has been an increase in the use of chemical drugs MDMA, LSD and amphetamine especially among youngsters. The risk of hepatitis C is also increasing. Many of them, between 16 and 24 are recreational users and socially integrated. They are aware of the characteristics of the substances. The document that will be discussed at the plenary session, was presented by the Radical Group to the European Parliament.