North Rhine-Westphalia: But not a drug: hemp on a potato field was a crop

Bad Berleburg (dpa / lnw) - A hemp plantation discovered on a potato field near Bad Berleburg in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district has nothing to do with drug cultivation. The plants are hemp, said the police in Siegen on Thursday. The State Criminal Police Office had examined the intoxicating ingredient THC and issued an expert opinion: According to this, the hemp plants were not suitable for the production of drugs. However, the operator of the field still receives a notification: Because the cultivation was not approved, he is accused of an administrative offence.