Luxembourg, 19/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Court of Justice has rejected the Netherlands' appeal against a decision by the European Commission in 1999 refusing to pay a proportion of the aid granted to Dutch hemp farmers from the EU budget.
According to the Fifth Chamber under Austrian judge Peter Jann, the European regulation covering hemp farming aims to avoid as far as possible a situation whereby the plant is harvested when its tetrahydrocannabinol content can be a danger for public...