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Legal homegrown marijuana in N.Y. a step closer as new rules OK’d

February 18, 2024
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New York
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The regulations allowing anyone 21 or older to grow marijuana are subject to a 60-day public comment period before they become official The state Cannabis Control Board, which abruptly canceled its monthly meeting last month, on Friday adopted rules that…

Washington lawmakers make another run at legalizing home-grown marijuana

A dozen years after Washington voters legalized recreational marijuana sales, state lawmakers want to make it possible to grow cannabis plants at home without breaking the law. A House panel on Monday advanced legislation allowing a person 21 years or…

NY’s medical marijuana patients frustrated as home-grow rules remain elusive

As the gears of the state’s rule-making process grind slowly forward, frustration and impatience best describe the feelings of New Yorkers who rely on cannabis as medicine. While the Office of Cannabis Management continues to assess the latest round of public comments on proposed rules…

‘Everybody wants to grow their own’ | Garden supply center preps for cannabis seed ‘giveaway’ in Hampton, VA

The owners of Peninsula Hydroponics expect a turnout of over one thousand, as interest grows for home marijuana cultivation in Virginia. HAMPTON, Va. — Beyond the hustle and bustle of a regular work week, nothing compares to what April and…

In Michigan, Big Marijuana wants to crack down on caregivers who grow pot for patients at home

October 28, 2021
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Michigan
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Medical marijuana caregivers and patients led the way in the cannabis legalization process in 2008, when voters passed the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. However, since marijuana was legalized by voters in 2018 for recreational adult-use, most of the attention has…

Bill allowing home-grown marijuana gains momentum in Washington state Legislature

Eight years ago, Washington staked a claim as the first state, along with Colorado, to legalize recreational marijuana use. More than a dozen states have since followed suit. But Washington’s status as a legalization pioneer has lagged in one respect: It…

Bill for homegrown medical marijuana withers in North Dakota Senate

North Dakota's Senate on Thursday nipped in the bud a bill that would have allowed homegrown medical marijuana. The Senate voted 42-4 to kill Senate Bill 2234. The bill by Sen. Oley Larsen, R-Minot, would have allowed registered qualified patients or…

Medical marijuana patients just want to grow their own weed. Why lawmakers won’t allow it.

When Jo Anne Zito was initially arrested for at-home cultivation nearly 10 years ago, her kids were taken away from her. Though her charge was later downgraded to low-level possession thanks to a grand jury, she’d already gotten a taste of…

New Jersey Legalizes Marijuana, But Growing At Home Is Still A Felony

December 15, 2020
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New Jersey
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New Jersey is set to become the only state in the U.S. where adults can legally use, possess, and purchase cannabis while still risking prison for growing marijuana at home—under any circumstances. On Election Day, more than two-thirds of voters…

Thailand plans to widen medical marijuana production

Thailand’s cabinet approved amendments on Tuesday to its narcotics act to allow private production and sale of marijuana for medical use, officials said With a tradition of using the leaf to relieve pain and fatigue, Thailand became the first Southeast…

Vermont on the Verge of Legalizing D.I.Y. Recreational Marijuana

Vermont is on the verge of becoming the ninth state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, but, being Vermont, it is taking an earthier, grow-it-yourself approach — one that could become a model for others. Vermont is not asking…

Colorado Drops Number of Marijuana Plants Allowed for Patients From 99 to 16

DENVER - Colorado is moving to curb the nation’s most generous marijuana allowance for medical patients growing their own plants. The state House gave preliminary approval Friday to a bill limiting marijuana patients 16 plants in their homes, down from…

Colorado Looks to Crackdown on Legally Grown Weed Sold on the Black Market

December 9, 2016
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Colorado
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Hoping to preserve its marijuana law under the next president, Colorado is planning a slate of legislation designed to crack down on pot that is grown legally but then sold on the black market. The goal is to cut down…