Cannabis no-consumption zones in Offenbach

Consumption is allowed in Offenbach anywhere no zone under Section 5 KCanG applies: more than 100 meters from the entrances of schools, playgrounds, daycare centers, youth facilities and sports grounds, outside pedestrian zones during the 7 a.m.–8 p.m. ban, and never in the immediate presence of minors. The map shows every zone in Offenbach at a glance.

Frankfurter Straße is one of the well-known pedestrian areas in Offenbach. Where a pedestrian zone is designated, the ban under § 5(2) no. 5 KCanG applies daily between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. – in the evening and at night consumption is generally allowed there, unless another no-consumption zone applies, such as a school or daycare within sight. Whether an individual stretch is actually designated a pedestrian zone can vary; the signage on the ground is what binds.

In central Offenbach alone, the Verbotszonen App tracks 903 facilities, each creating a no-consumption zone with a 100-meter radius – including 92 schools and 224 playgrounds. Across the whole city there are considerably more.

A park is not banned across the board under the KCanG – what matters are the facilities inside it. In the Büsingpark that is above all the playground: according to our map data it lies about 90 metres from the middle of the park, which therefore falls inside its 100-metre radius around the entrance. Further facilities such as daycares only start at about 200 metres. During events such as the Lichterfest the organiser’s house rules apply on top – and as everywhere: never in the immediate presence of minors.