Overview

• Two Munich-area residents filed an urgent application arguing that Bavaria’s blanket park ban conflicted with federal law and unfairly targeted cannabis consumers.
• The injunction applies only to the northern Englischer Garten, while prohibitions remain in the southern section as well as in the Hofgarten and Finanzgarten.
• Judges ruled that the northern area’s size and lower visitor density preclude any significant public nuisance under the federal Cannabis Act.
• The case hinges on whether Bavaria can impose stricter public-use limits than those permitted by federal partial legalization.
• Similar legal challenges are emerging in other German states as a nationwide review of the partial legalization’s public health and order impacts begins in autumn 2025.