Cannabis cooperatively cultivated in cultivation associations may only be passed on when the member passing it on and the member receiving it for the purpose of personal consumption are both personally present within the enclosed property (which means within the cultivation area, plot of land or building) of the cultivation association. Only members of the cultivation association may pass cannabis on. Here a strict verification of age and membership by presenting a membership card in conjunction with official photographic identification must be carried out.
Each member may receive a maximum of 25 grams of cannabis per day and a maximum of 50 grams per month for personal consumption. Young adult members (in other words, people aged 18 or over but younger than 21) may not receive a monthly quantity in excess of 30 grams of cannabis nor cannabis with a THC level that exceeds ten percent.
Cultivation associations may solely pass on cannabis for the purpose of personal consumption in its pure forms of marijuana (dried flowers and leaves near the flowers of the cannabis plant) or hashish (resin separated from the plant). Cultivation associations are prohibited from passing on cannabis that has been mixed, blended or combined with tobacco, nicotine or foods (e.g. hash cookies). Cultivation associations may not dispense alcohol or tobacco to their members. The consumption of cannabis within cultivation associations is prohibited.
The packaging of the cannabis passed on must be neutral. In addition, an information leaflet needs to be handed out stating the following:
- Weight in grams,
- Date of harvest,
- Best before date,
- Variety,
- Average THC level in percent,
- Average CBD level in percent,
- Information about risks associated with the consumption of cannabis
Additionally, when passing on cannabis for the purpose of personal consumption, cultivation associations are to provide educational, evidence-based information on cannabis, its dosage, its administration and the risks of cannabis consumption as well as information on counselling and treatment agencies relating to cannabis consumption. In particular, attention should be drawn, among other things, to possible neurological damage and damage to health when consuming cannabis under the age of 25 years.
Members may not pass cannabis that they have received from the cultivation association on to other people.
The cultivation associations must be set up so as to cover their costs and may merely demand from their members the statutory membership fees and, when passing on cannabis seeds to non-members and other cultivation associations, the reimbursement of production costs.