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KKO VL:2026-215 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal on whether defendants cultivated hemp constituting serious drug offense.

Case Number KKO VL:2026-215
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the appeal regarding whether the defendants cultivated hemp, thereby committing a serious drug offense. The lower court found that the defendants did not engage in cultivation activities necessary to establish the crime. The court upheld this finding, ruling that the evidence did not support the prosecution's claim of cultivation.

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Penal Code s. 10; Drug Act s. 1: Cultivation of hemp without authorization does not constitute a serious drug offense if no other controlled substances are involved and the quantity remains below statutory thresholds.

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serious drug offense hemp cultivation authorization requirements quantity thresholds criminal liability
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Kysymys siitä, olivatko vastaajat yrittäneet viljellä hamppua ja siten syyllistyneet

törkeään huumausainerikokseen.

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.