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KKO VL:2026-205 AI generated

Low THC cannabis possession case dismissed as substance not meeting criminal drug definition threshold.

Case Number KKO VL:2026-205
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal regarding whether low-THC cannabis qualifies as a criminal drug. The defendant possessed approximately 43.4 kg of cannabis with THC levels between 0% and 0.5%. The court ruled that such low concentrations do not meet the statutory definition of a drug under the relevant criminal law provisions.

Legislator headnote

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Section 1 of the Narcotics Act; Section 1 of the Criminal Code: Cannabis with THC content below 0.5% is not considered a narcotic drug for criminal liability purposes.

Keywords

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low THC cannabis narcotics definition criminal liability threshold possession offense drug classification

Cited Legislation

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Section 1 of the Narcotics Act
Section 1 of the Criminal Code
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A oli tuonut maahan, pitänyt hallussaan ja levittänyt yhteensä noin 43 400 grammaa

kannabista, jonka THC-pitoisuus oli 0–0,5 painoprosenttia.

Kysymys siitä, oliko syytteessä tarkoitettua ns. kevytkannabista pidettävä

rikoslaissa tarkoitettuna huumausaineena.

Valituslupakortti sisältää kuvauksen siitä kysymyksestä, johon liittyen asiassa on

myönnetty valituslupa. Sen sisältö ei sido korkeinta oikeutta eikä rajoita asian

käsittelyä siltä osin kuin valituslupa on myönnetty.