Legal matters in Germany
German law only: this page covers the legal situation in Germany only. Cannabis laws differ greatly from country to country – in many countries growing and possessing cannabis is a criminal offence.
The most important rules of the German Consumer Cannabis Act (KCanG) for adults.
No legal advice. This overview is a simplified summary of the statutory text (retrieved on 22 Oct 2026 from gesetze-im-internet.de). Laws can change – the current statutory text always prevails.
The essentials in brief
- Home growing: adults (18+) may privately grow no more than three cannabis plants in total at the same time at their place of residence or habitual abode (§ 9(1) KCanG).
- No passing on: cannabis from private home growing must not be passed on to third parties (§ 9(2) KCanG).
- Possession: up to 25 grams in public, up to 50 grams of dried cannabis at home, plus up to three living plants (§ 3 KCanG).
- Protection from access: cannabis and propagation material (e.g. seeds) must be protected from access by third parties, especially children and young people (§ 10 KCanG).
- Consumption bans: among others, in the immediate presence of minors, within sight of schools, playgrounds, children’s and youth facilities and public sports facilities, and in pedestrian zones between 7 am and 8 pm (§ 5 KCanG).
- No THC extraction: extracting cannabinoids from the plant is prohibited; extraction of CBD, among others, is exempt (§ 2(2) KCanG).
- Advertising ban: advertising and any form of sponsorship for cannabis and cultivation associations are prohibited (§ 6 KCanG). That is why there is no advertising and there are no shopping links on this site.
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Flo’s View on This Category
Responsible home cultivation means living by the rules of the German Cannabis Act (KCanG) every day: we live as three adults in our own multi-generational home, strictly respect the limit of at most three living plants per adult (§ 9 KCanG) and the household possession limits (§ 3 KCanG), lock our grow space against third-party access (§ 10 KCanG), and never pass anything on to others.