- Cultivation association (Anbauvereinigung)§ 11 KCanG
- A registered, non-commercial association or cooperative that, under Germany's Consumer Cannabis Act (KCanG) and with official authorisation, collectively cultivates cannabis for the personal use of its adult members. A cultivation association has at most 500 members, passes cannabis on to members only and does not sell to the public. Colloquially also called a "cannabis social club" (CSC).
- § 26 annual report§ 26 KCanG
- The annual report under § 26 KCanG that every cultivation association submits by 31 January to the competent state authority (Landesbehörde) – not to the BVL. It reports the amounts of cannabis cultivated, passed on and destroyed in the previous year in grams, broken down by strain and by average THC and CBD content. There is also an ongoing documentation duty; records must be kept for five years.
- Track & trace§ 26 KCanG
- The seamless traceability of cannabis from plant to handout: every batch is documented from cutting through harvest, drying and storage to handout to a member. Track & trace is the practical basis for fully meeting the documentation and reporting duties under § 26 KCanG.
- Handout limits§ 19 KCanG
- The statutory maximum quantities for passing cannabis on to members under § 19 KCanG. Each member may receive at most 25 g per day and 50 g per month. For young adults aged 18 to 21 a lower limit of 30 g per month applies, together with a maximum THC content of 10 %.
- Youth-protection concept§ 19 KCanG
- The measures to protect children and young people that every cultivation association must take under the KCanG: access for adult members only, strict age and ID checks at handout, the stricter limits for 18- to 21-year-olds, and a designated addiction-prevention officer.