Court of Foggia: a field of industrial hemp was released from seizure

On September 19, 2025, the Court of Foggia issued a significant ruling for the light hemp sector.

The case concerned the seizure of a field cultivated with certified seeds, ordered on the basis of Article 18 of the 2025 Security Decree, which introduced a ban on the commercialization of light cannabis.

The Foggia judges ruled that the cultivation in question could not be classified as a criminally relevant conduct. The reasoning emphasized that Law 242 of 2016 permits the cultivation of industrial hemp from EU-certified seeds, and that criminal intervention is only justified if the final product has a THC content that would produce a narcotic effect.

The Court therefore ordered the release of the field, reiterating that the absence of harmfulness is an essential criterion: one cannot speak of a narcotic substance when THC values are within the prescribed limits and there is no danger to public health.

This ruling is part of a jurisprudential framework that in recent years has repeatedly seen judges distinguish between industrial hemp and narcotic substances, recalling that Article 73 of the Consolidated Law on Narcotics (d.P.R. 309/1990) applies only in cases where the substance has an actual narcotic effect.

For growers and companies in the sector, the signal is clear: the mere presence of certified hemp cultivation does not automatically constitute an offense, but the real nature of the product must be evaluated.

PURE CBD, in collaboration with Fact Farm, guarantees the highest standards of quality, traceability, and transparency. All our products derive from certified varieties and are analyzed by accredited laboratories, which certify THC values below 0.5%, in line with safety requirements and what has been reiterated in court.