Bavaria is trying to make it as difficult as possible or to ban it again through its own regulations. The state government also encourages municipalities to be as restrictive as possible.
Erding's mayor Max Gotz (CSU) advocates "always carefully weighing up bans and not issuing them across the board. " He is convinced that the joint at the autumn festival is like the hard alcoholic beverages that were banned years ago: "They are not really suitable there." It should not be forgotten that people who then have to passively smoke weed also need to be protected, says Gotz. The Sinnflut cultural festival is a special case, "because I can imagine that the desire for approval is very great here because of the relaxed nature," he says. "I would like to sit down with the organizers,' he adds, 'because of the relaxation of the festival.'