Overview

• Saxony’s Landesdirektion has approved 16 cannabis social clubs out of 30 applications, with one withdrawal and no rejections.
• Clubs must adhere to federal rules that cap membership at 500 and set strict security and distribution standards.
• Local chapters have been established in Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz and smaller towns such as Görlitz, demonstrating widespread interest.
• Neighboring states such as North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria expanded cannabis club approvals in June, but some regions still lag in issuing permits.
• The CDU/CSU/SPD coalition has pledged an outcome-neutral evaluation of the partial legalization law in autumn 2025.