Overview
- The Bavarian Administrative Court concluded hearings on a legal challenge by two men, including a medical cannabis patient, to the Schlösserverwaltung’s blanket ban in state-run parks.
- Judges questioned whether an asserted abstract health risk or nuisance justifies a general prohibition across the entire Englischer Garten, noting scant evidence of widespread problems.
- The court previously suspended the ban in the park’s northern section, citing more space and fewer visitors, and signaled that geography and crowding may matter in assessing nuisance.
- Bavaria’s regulation, adopted in May 2024, forbids smoking, heating or vaping cannabis in parks such as the Englischer Garten, Hofgarten and Finanzgarten under the park rules.
- Only five violations have been officially recorded since the ban took effect, and a ruling expected in the coming days could invalidate or narrow the prohibition and influence rules in other state parks.