Key legal question
Whether hemp seeds may be confiscated as instruments or products of crime.
Extracted holding
Confiscation was unlawful because it was not proven that the seeds had been used for, or were intended for, a narcotics offence.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 58 StGB, confiscation requires that the object served or was intended to serve the commission of an offence and, additionally, that it is dangerous in the hands of a specific person. Hemp seeds are generally not THC-bearing, and their lawful sale/use means no danger was shown on the facts.