Start for Sale of Legal Hemp in Tobacco Shops

The Administrative Court has determined that the sale of cannabis flowers with a THC content of no more than 0.3 percent is subject to tobacco tax and falls under the Tobacco Monopoly Act, which means that sales are only allowed in tobacconists.

Cannabis Federal Association plans legal action against the sale of legal hemp in tobacconists

"We are prepared to go to the highest court to end this monopoly nonsense," said Association Chairman Klaus Hübner on Monday in a press release. The newly founded Austrian Cannabis Federal Association (ÖCB) presented an expert opinion by constitutional expert Heinz Mayer in April, which stated that legally tradable cannabis flowers are subject to tobacco tax, "but are clearly not subject to the Austrian tobacco monopoly." The Ministry of Finance has repeatedly emphasized in the past that the expert opinion does not change the legal situation or the legal view of the financial administration.

(APA/Red)

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