Como, 40-year-old man fined by State Police for smoking a joint in a hospital bar

A curious and singular episode occurred at theSant'Anna Hospital in San Fermo della Battaglia (CO), Where the Como State Police has sanctioned a 40-year-old Italian resident in Centro Valle Intelvi for illicit possession of narcotic substances. The agents of Fixed Police Station inside the hospital they noticed a strong pungent and characteristic odor of cannabis coming from a cigarette the man was smoking near the hospital bar.

The suspicion was immediately confirmed: it was a jointThe operators then proceeded to personal search, finding on the 40-year-old about 8 grams of hashishThe control then continued in the ward room where the man was hospitalized, where they were found jars containing another 6 grams of hashish and 21 grams of marijuana. When asked for clarification, the man showed a medical certificate in which a was indicated prescription for therapeutic use of cannabis, to be taken exclusively by vaporizer.

However, at the time of the check-up, the patient he was not using any vaporizer, but he smoked freely in the hospital bar, in violation of health and legal provisions. The officers therefore excess and unprescribed substance seized, proceeding to the administrative penalty for possession of narcoticsThe man was reported to the competent authorities in accordance with current legislation.