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Even if American tourists coming here are always surprised about this, maybe you already know that in Italy you can buy alcohol in any quantity, anywhere, at any age anytime and in almost all the public places selling drinks and food.

Italian laws, which are surprisingly liberal in this occasion, don't restrict the alcoholic consumption unless you are going to drive (or piloting an aircraft of course). So the only way you can have trouble with police when drinking is becoming dangerous or aggressive towards other people.

Also the maximum amount of alcohol that you can drink before driving is not really strict and you should not expect to run into troubles with police if you drank a couple of glasses of wine, and anyway you are not supposed to drive during our event unless you will come with your personal car, meaning that you can drink as much as you wish!

According to the latest referendum, in Italy is legal to take drugs, but it is illegal to distribute them; this means that if police is going to catch you with any kind of drugs (including Marijuana) you are going to be prosecuted only if the quantity that you are carrying exceed a minimal quantity that is allowed for personal use. This quantity is not set definitely but depends on the decision made by the court.

In any case you are not allowed to cross the borders of Italy with any kind of drug.