The club is a cultivation association licensed under § 11 KCanG, the German Consumer Cannabis Act. We grow cannabis together for our members and pass it on only to them, for their own use and within the limits set by law. Youth protection, health protection and prevention are part of what we do.
Who can become a member
The law sets three requirements (§ 16 KCanG):
- You are at least 18 years old.
- You have had your residence or habitual abode in Germany for at least six months (§ 1 nos. 16 and 17 KCanG).
- You are not a member of another cultivation association.
This means that anyone who does not live in Germany, for example visitors from abroad, cannot become a member.
You also accept our statutes, the fee regulations and our code of conduct. You keep the location of the distribution point and anything confidential within the club to yourself, and you sign a confidentiality agreement to that effect. This protects the club and all its members.
Until your 21st birthday, stricter limits apply to what you can receive: no more than 30 grams a month and only cannabis with no more than 10% THC (§ 19 para. 3 KCanG). We do not currently have any such batches. Until we do again, members under 21 cannot collect anything. We will let you know in the members’ portal as soon as that changes.
How admission works
The application takes about ten minutes, the introductory interview about 45 minutes. You already choose the date for it in the application.
Step 1: Apply and choose an appointment
You apply online in the members’ portal. You can switch the form to English using its language selector. Before you submit it, you choose a date for the introductory interview. If none of the dates suits you, suggest your own and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Step 2: Introductory interview
The interview takes about 45 minutes, either at our office at Speicherstraße 100 or online by video, in German or English. We check your age and residence, go through your details and explain your rights and obligations, the statutes and the code of conduct. You tell us why you would like to become a member and can ask any questions you have. Bring your identity card (Personalausweis) or residence permit (Aufenthaltstitel). If you bring a passport, also bring a current certificate of registration (Meldebescheinigung). A driving licence is not enough (§ 16 para. 4 KCanG). You are welcome to bring an adult companion with ID.
Step 3: Decision and start
After the interview, the board decides. Once you are accepted, you sign the confidentiality agreement digitally and receive an invitation link for our club app CannanasDE. You set up your account there within seven days; your membership card is then available digitally in the app.
There is no entitlement to admission.
What membership costs
The basic fee is €15.00 a month, including VAT. We collect it by SEPA direct debit, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly or yearly, as you prefer. There is currently no admission fee.
In addition, there is a cost contribution per gram for cannabis. The amount and how quarterly ordering works are explained under Costs.
Taking part
In a cultivation association, the members grow together; the law speaks of active participation (§ 17 para. 2 KCanG). For us, members take care of cultivation and distribution, some of them in a minijob. Beyond that, you can help out as a volunteer at any time, for example with trimming after the harvest. So that we can plan, you also state in the members’ portal before each quarter how much you are ordering. This information is binding: you pay for what you order, even if you do not collect it. To order less or nothing, enter that in the next quarterly survey; details under Costs.
Together in the club
We want a club in which everyone feels safe and respected, free from discrimination. The rules for this are set out in the code of conduct, which you accept with your application. The board looks into breaches of the code of conduct or the statutes; in the worst case, this leads to exclusion.
Leaving
Membership lasts at least three months (§ 16 para. 5 KCanG). You can cancel by email to info@csc-dortmund.de or directly in Cannanas. Notice periods and dates are set out in the statutes.