Cannabis, Schlein takes sides for legalization. And Salvini attacks him on social media

“Yes to the legalization of cannabis and progressive inheritance tax”. Elly Schlein he has no doubts. The candidate for the secretariat of the Democratic Party, an exponent of the movementist left, takes a position on two very sensitive issues in the Italian political debate. And she earns a social response of Matthew Salvinialways the quickest to ride the theme of drugs on Facebook and Twitter in a prohibitionist key.

Photo of Schlein, with a Pd “sticker” printed on his head with photomontage, to let the social public understand who the target is: “PMore taxes and more joints, the priorities of the Democratic Party to help Italians. Will he laugh or cry?Parliament has been arguing over cannabis for an entire legislature, to no avail. On the inheritance tax Enrico Letta has put forward a dem proposal, also in the electoral campaign, a proposal followed by controversy.

Now Schlein brings both themes back to the congressional debate, answering questions from the satirical Socialisti Gaudenti page on Instagram. On cannabis: “Definitely in favor of #MeglioLegale”, is the position of the young dem deputy. On the inheritance tax, the candidate for the secretariat says that “the proposal of the Inequality and Diversity Forum must be made more progressive, which also provides for a redistribution of income with a dowry for 18-year-olds.

“Do we laugh or cry?”, mocks this position the leader of the League and deputy prime minister. But Schlein’s scathing response was not long in coming: “In the meantime, we are concerned not to make the mafias laugh. The legalization of cannabis takes away ground from organized crime, while raising the ceiling on cash and dismantling the procurement code makes it easier. They are choices. #BetterLegal”. Increase the dose Marco Furfaronational spokesman of the Schlein motion: “If prohibition were the solution, there would be no 6 million cannabis users and the mafias would not earn 6 billion euros. Prohibition, dear Salvini, delivers millions of people to organized crime. Instead, legalize means to set them free”.