Prerequisites
Your cultivation association must meet the legal requirements of the Consumer Cannabis Act (KCanG) to obtain a permit. These include, among other things, compliance with safety standards, a health and youth protection plan, and providing information on all paid employees who have access to cannabis and propagation material.
You will receive permission for the communal cultivation and distribution of cannabis if the following legal requirements are met:
- The authorized representatives of your growers' association have full legal capacity and possess the reliability required for handling cannabis, cannabis seeds and cuttings.
- You must ensure that the cannabis, cannabis seeds and cuttings in your possession are adequately protected against access by children, adolescents and unauthorized third parties.
They ensure compliance with all other requirements of the Consumer Cannabis Act (KCanG) and the legal regulations issued on the basis of this Act.
If all legal requirements are met, you will receive the permit.
In addition, the following regulations apply according to the Consumer Cannabis Act (KCanG):
- The growers' association may have a maximum of 500 members.
- All members are at least 18 years old and have been resident or habitually resident in Germany for at least six months.
- The statutes of your growers' association stipulate a minimum membership of three months.
- The cultivation areas maintain a minimum distance of 200 meters from schools, children's and youth facilities and playgrounds.
Documents required
- statutes of the association
- Extract from the association or cooperative register
- Authorization to represent the cultivation association or power of attorney (including consent of all necessary authorized representatives)
- Certificates of good conduct for submission to an authority
- information from the Central Trade Register
- For each unification area ("confined property"): Extract from the property cadastre (property map) at a scale of at least 1:500 with corresponding graphic entries
- For each association building ("pacified property"): construction drawing with scale (min. 1:100)
- cultivation and distribution concept
- security and protection concept
- Evidence of counseling and prevention knowledge
- health and youth protection concept
- indication of opening hours
Please note
Permission may only be granted to non-profit cultivation associations. The sole purpose of your cultivation association must be the communal, non-commercial cultivation of cannabis for personal use and its distribution to members for their own consumption. This also includes the distribution of propagation material and informing members about cannabis-specific addiction prevention and counseling.
The permit may be subject to conditions. You must comply with these conditions after the permit has been granted.
Deadlines
You need permission before you can grow cannabis and distribute it to your members.
The permit is valid for a period of seven years. You can apply for an extension after at least five years.
