Beer will remain the dominant drug in Bavaria, as it has been established since Tuesday: smoking weed at folk festivals and in beer gardens will be completely banned, just like the English Garden in Munich.
In addition, municipalities should be given the option to ban cannabis use in certain places, for example in outdoor swimming pools and amusement parks. CSU MP Judith Gerlach announced this after a cabinet meeting in Munich.
“Our goal is to limit cannabis consumption in public. This is important for health protection – and especially for the protection of children and young people,” she said. This creates “clear conditions despite a completely failed law by the Federal Minister of Health”. Despite long and bitter resistance, Bavaria was ultimately unable to prevent the partial nationwide legalization of cannabis on April 1.
Smoking weed is prohibited on the entire Oktoberfest site
Among other things, smoking weed at folk festivals in Bavaria, especially the Oktoberfest, is now completely prohibited throughout the site. The goal is to create clear and understandable rules that can be implemented by organizers and police, Gerlach emphasized.
Federal cannabis law prohibits smoking weed in the immediate presence of minors – which essentially means a ban on public festivals, at least during the day, because children and young people regularly spend time there. Yet festival operators and showmen had complained about a gap in the regulations.
KIs there even a ban in smoking areas?
Furthermore, in Bavaria, cannabis products must generally be included in the legal smoking ban, which in any case applies indoors in public buildings, restaurants and cultural and leisure facilities. In addition, the Bavarian government wants to ban smoking weed, even in designated smoking areas and smoking areas – and especially in the outdoor areas of restaurants and cafes, but also in beer gardens. In addition to burning, the ban should also apply to heating and vaporizing cannabis products.
Source: Krone
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