The Italian government has issued a public health alert warning that so called light cannabis products may be adulterated with the synthetic cannabinoid MdMB-pinaca, which officials say is far more potent than THC and has been linked to at least one suicide and other severe poisonings in Italy and across Europe. The notice, published on the Palazzo Chigi website by the Department for Policies against Drugs and criticized as propaganda by Riccardo Magi of +Europa, urges anyone facing suspected intoxication from these products to immediately contact the Poison Control Center in Pavia, while the national Rapid Alert System for Drugs continues monitoring amid ongoing political and regulatory battles over cannabis.