Home Cultivation

Alabama prohibits all home cultivation of cannabis statewide. Even patients enrolled in the medical cannabis program cannot grow plants at home; only licensed cultivators authorized by…

Alaska Statute 17.38.020, enacted by Ballot Measure 2 in 2014, allows adults 21 and older to cultivate up to six marijuana plants (three flowering) per person at their primary…

Proposition 207 and ARS Title 36 Chapter 28.2 set uniform statewide limits on adult-use cannabis home cultivation that municipalities cannot prohibit or expand.

Arkansas prohibits all home cultivation of marijuana, including by registered medical patients. Amendment 98 and Title 5 Chapter 64 make any unlicensed cannabis growing a felony. Only…

Health and Safety Code section 11362.2 grants every adult 21 or older the statewide right to cultivate up to six cannabis plants indoors, and bars local governments from completely…

Colorado constitutionally permits adults to grow marijuana at home but caps the total plants per residential property regardless of how many adults live there, preempting higher local…

District of Columbia law lets adults 21 and older grow up to six cannabis plants, no more than three flowering, inside their principal residence, capped at 12 plants per household.

Florida prohibits home cultivation of cannabis for both recreational and medical use; only state-licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers may grow cannabis.

Georgia law prohibits home cultivation of marijuana for any purpose, including by registered low-THC oil patients, and this prohibition preempts any conflicting local ordinance…

Hawaii allows registered medical cannabis patients to grow up to ten plants at one secured location under HRS 329-122. As of December 31, 2024, primary caregivers may no longer…

Illinois law permits home cannabis cultivation only by registered medical patients, capped at five plants per household, and preempts local bans or expansions of recreational home grow.

Indiana prohibits all marijuana cultivation, possession, and use under IC 35-48-4. No medical or recreational program exists, and home cultivation is a felony statewide. Local…

Kansas prohibits all marijuana cultivation, including home growing, under K.S.A. 21-5705 and 21-5706, with no recreational or medical exception; cities cannot authorize personal…

Kentucky law prohibits home cultivation of cannabis by patients, caregivers, and the general public. The medical cannabis program created under KRS Chapter 218B does not authorize…

Louisiana prohibits all home cultivation of marijuana for personal use under La. R.S. 40:966. Therapeutic cannabis is grown only by two licensed agricultural centers. No municipality…

Maine state law universally allows adults 21 and over to grow up to three mature cannabis plants for personal use and qualifying medical patients to grow more, with municipalities…

The Cannabis Reform Act, codified in Title 36 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, allows adults 21 and older to cultivate up to two cannabis plants per household and…

Massachusetts preempts local bans on personal cannabis cultivation under MGL c.94G §7, allowing adults 21+ to grow up to six plants per person and twelve per household statewide.

Michigan's MRTMA allows adults 21+ to grow up to 12 plants at home, preempting local bans on personal cultivation.

Minnesota Statutes section 342.09 allows adults 21 and older to cultivate up to eight cannabis plants per residence, with no more than four mature, statewide. Cities cannot prohibit…

Mississippi law prohibits all home cultivation of cannabis, including by registered medical cannabis patients. The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act expressly bars personal grows, and…

Missouri Constitution Article XIV grants registered adults age 21 and over the right to cultivate up to six flowering plants at home with a $100 state registration. Localities cannot…

Montana law (Title 16, Chapter 12, MCA) sets uniform statewide rules for adult-use marijuana home cultivation, allowing limited plants per household. The state framework controls plant…

Nebraska prohibits all marijuana cultivation statewide for recreational and medical purposes. State Uniform Controlled Substances Act preempts any local attempt to authorize home…

Nevada permits adults 21 and older to cultivate up to six cannabis plants per person, capped at twelve per household, only when the residence is more than 25 miles from a licensed…

New Hampshire law prohibits home cultivation of cannabis statewide. Recreational cannabis remains illegal, and the therapeutic cannabis program under RSA 126-X does not authorize…

New Jersey state law prohibits home cultivation of cannabis statewide, even for adults 21 and over and registered medical patients, and municipalities cannot legalize personal grows.

The New Mexico Cannabis Regulation Act allows adults 21 and older to grow up to six mature and six immature cannabis plants per person, capped at 12 mature plants per household…

New York law lets adults 21 and over grow cannabis at home and preempts municipalities from prohibiting it, setting uniform plant limits and secure storage requirements statewide.

North Dakota law prohibits all personal home cultivation of cannabis. Recreational marijuana remains illegal, and the state's medical cannabis program (NDCC 19-24.1) bars patient or…

Ohio's adult-use marijuana law, approved by Issue 2 in 2023 and now codified in ORC Chapter 3796, lets adults twenty-one and older grow up to six marijuana plants each, twelve per…

Pennsylvania prohibits home cultivation of cannabis by patients, caregivers, and recreational users. The Medical Marijuana Act limits production to state-permitted growers, and…

The Rhode Island Cannabis Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 21-28.11, lets adults 21 and older cultivate a limited number of cannabis plants at home. Section 21-28.11-22 allows up to three…

South Carolina state law prohibits cultivation, possession, and use of marijuana for any purpose, including medical and personal home grow. Cities cannot legalize home cultivation…

South Dakota allows registered medical cannabis cardholders to cultivate up to three plants at home under SDCL 34-20G, with state law preempting outright local bans while permitting…

Tennessee prohibits all marijuana cultivation, possession, and personal use under Tenn. Code Title 39 Chapter 17, leaving no authority for municipalities to legalize home growing.

Texas Health & Safety Code 481.121 makes it a crime to possess or grow marijuana anywhere in the state. Home cultivation is illegal in every Texas city and county regardless of plant…

Vermont state law authorizes adults 21 and older to cultivate a limited number of cannabis plants at their primary residence, and municipalities cannot ban personal home cultivation…

Virginia law allows adults 21 and older to cultivate up to four marijuana plants per household for personal use, with statewide rules localities cannot prohibit but may regulate via…

Washington uniquely prohibits recreational home cultivation of cannabis statewide, with cultivation only permitted by licensed producers and qualifying medical patients.

West Virginia Code §16A and Chapter 60A categorically prohibit home cultivation of cannabis, even by registered medical patients, preempting any local rule that would attempt to…

Wisconsin prohibits all marijuana cultivation, including for personal use. Growing any cannabis plant is a felony under state controlled substances law. No municipality may authorize…

Wyoming criminalizes the cultivation, possession, and use of marijuana for both recreational and medical purposes. State drug laws preempt municipalities from authorizing personal home…