ROME (Reuters) - Italian lawmakers on Monday began discussing whether to legalise recreational cannabis, a fiercely-contested proposal likely to spark parliamentary battles.
Loosening Italy's marijuana laws is divisive, supported by those who say regulating the drug's production and sale would strip mafia groups of an important source of income, but opposed by conservative groups and the Roman Catholic Church.
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