Vienna Court Sees " Room for Legal Cannabis Plant Cultivation "

The business model of the Lower Austrian hemp grower is legally compliant according to the Higher Regional Court. The prosecution accepted the decision and waived appeal. The accused speaks of a "pioneering win"

Vienna - One of the largest producers in Austria ornamental plants decided last year to produce cannabis plants. The business model is envisaged to raise cuttings for sale before reaching the inflorescence - until then the plant to develop the intoxicating cannabinoid THC, the production, acquisition and possession is punishable in Austria.

Although the law does not explicitly forbidden rearing to flowering by the rule of law practice, a controversial debate about whether it is not already punishable as aiding and abetting. The Vienna Court (OLG) negates now explicitly in a decision.

In cooperation with a Wiener Neustadt nursery, the company wanted to cultivate the plants in greenhouses and sell via wholesale to other stores. In the...

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