Cannabis — Germany
What travelers need to know about cannabis in Germany. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
Cannabis in Germany: allowed only under specific conditions.
Adults 18 and over may carry up to 25 grams of cannabis in Germany and use it privately, but a visitor has no legal way to buy any: there are no cannabis shops, and the cultivation associations that lawfully supply it may only admit members who live in Germany. Bringing cannabis into or out of Germany is a criminal offence even if it came from a country where it is legal.
Possessing more than 25 g and up to 30 g away from your home is an administrative offence (§ 36); more than 30 g away from home, more than 60 g in total, or more than three plants is a criminal offence carrying up to three years' imprisonment or a fine (§ 34(1)). Importing or exporting cannabis carries the same criminal penalty. Consuming in a banned place, or in front of someone under 18, is an administrative offence.
§ Bundesamt fuer Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de) - Konsumcannabisgesetz (KCanG), ss. 2, 3, 5, 16, 34, read verbatim this run. Currency proven from the host Stand/Fussnote register: Vollzitat "Konsumcannabisgesetz vom 27. Maerz 2024 (BGBl. 2024 I Nr. 109, S. 2), das durch Artikel 1 des Gesetzes vom 20. Juni 2024 (BGBl. 2024 I Nr. 207) geaendert worden ist"; Stand: geaendert durch Art. 1 G v. 20.6.2024 I Nr. 207; Textnachweis ab 1.4.2024. Dead-law grep on the fetched text: aufgehoben 0, ausser Kraft 0, verfassungswidrig 0, nichtig 0 - Act in force. Clauses confirmed: s.3(1) 25 g in public; s.3(2) 50 g plus 3 live plants at residence, 50 g combined cap; s.2(1) nos. 5-6 import/export/transit prohibited; s.5(2) public-consumption bans with the 100 m sight-line rule; s.16(4) association membership requires proof of residence or habitual abode in Germany plus age 18; s.16(5) three-month minimum membership; s.34(1) no. 1(a) over 30 g away from home and no. 5 import/export up to 3 years; s.34(3) 3 months to 5 years in particularly serious cases.Verified Oct 2, 2026