You can get drunk at Bavaria’s world-famous Oktoberfest, but don’t get high.
The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world’s most popular beer festival, the state’s government announced Tuesday.
Local authorities in Bavaria will also be allowed to prohibit cannabis consumption in public areas such as outdoor swimming pools and leisure parks such as Munich’s Englischer Garten, German news agency dpa reported.
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