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I am all for cannabis legalisation, and have fought for it for years,even though I don’t like to consume it (only makes me sick…)
BUT: I have been a medic on the Oktoberfest for a decade and while these times are long gone, I absolutely support the ban there.
Here’s why: First Alcohol and THC do not mix well. At all. In more than 20 years of emergency medicine I saw two THC overdoses - which were easy to handle. But high dose alcohol AND THC is a massive problem and will lead to people getting admitted to ICU for monitoring purpose as it is beyond what the (very advanced) medical services at the Oktoberfest can handle themselves. And ICU beds are in absolute short supply. So while alcohol is a problem and I wish the local government would put more pressure on the waiters to force them to refuse to deliver “the final Maß”(last beer) that pushes people over the edge, my former colleagues can easily handle that. But mixed-agent intoxication is a totally different beast. Don’t get me wrong, Alcohol will be the main nox in these cases - but the combination is the problem.
Furthermore the Oktoberfest is crowded as hell. And there is literally zero chance that one is able to smoke without interfering with someone else - staff, other visitors, etc. And just like nicotine letting someone else co-consume without asking them for approval is inconsiderate as fuck - especially as there are drugs that do not mix well with THC, even more so even alcohol comes into play.
I’ve seen (and been) enough instances of someone going from “very drunk” to “completely fucked” as soon as they smoke weed that I’m inclined to agree.
They can go nicely together in reasonable doses, but if you get shit-faced drunk, weed is almost always going to make that worse.
Save the weed for the hangover.
Or, if you’re not a dumb tourist who likes being scammed, don’t go to the Oktoberfest.
100% right (I live in Munich) If you want the Oktoberfest experience without the obnoxious tourists, I recommend visiting the “Frühlingsfest”. It’s basically the same thing in the same place, but in Spring
Why not? I’ve always thought I’d like to go there once (and likely only once)
It’s a tourist trap with ridiculously inflated prices. If you want to experience genuine Bavarian beer culture, just visit any beer garden or any small town beer fest in Bavaria. At the Oktoberfest, you’ll mainly experience lots of drunken tourists pissing and vomiting in places where you should do neither. Also they’ll sell you one half filled glass of beer at a price you’d pay for many full ones any place else.
Thank you! I’ll try to visit a smaller festival one day instead, sounds a lot more fun.
So no snorting cocaine off of someone’s dick anymore? Sad.
That’s tobacco
Why not both?
This is only to be expected, as is the inclusion of weed tents and smoking areas once they see it’ll make them money.
People making money don’t want things to change until it’s clear they can make more money.
You underestimate the Bavarian politicians. It’s not about the money (or reason), it’s all about sending a message.
Don’t forget cannabis costs jobs. Breweries will go bankrupt. No delivery jobs, no selling beer in Tents, no waiters & waitresses, no tax paying, no fees, no fines … and Bavaria is history. And all because everyone’s bringing cannabis to Oktoberfest. /s
lol dont act like you haven’t been cross faded this whole time, bavaria.
I mean, that seems fair. It’s a beer event. Like really a beer event. You can come and go as you please, so just go for a walk if you want to blaze.
It’s a beer event. Like really a beer event
That’s just not true.
It started as a celebration of the wedding of the crown prince and has since become a generic festival.
They serve food, snacks, wine, nonalcoholic drinks and have rides for children who are not allowed to drink beer.
Context: Bavaria is our Texas.
Wait for Oktokerfest
I can’t think of anything more strict or traditional to come out of Bavaria…
I, for one, willkommen our 4th20 Reich
