Richmond, VA Cannabis Regulations: Home Cultivation (2026)

Va. Code § 4.1-1101 sets the home-grow rule for every household in Richmond. Subsection A lets a person 21 years of age or older cultivate up to four marijuana plants for personal use at their place of residence. The cap belongs to the household, not to each adult: at no point shall a household contain more than four plants, and the statute defines a household as those individuals, whether related or not, who live in the same house or other place of residence. Two roommates sharing a Richmond rowhouse therefore split one four-plant limit. Cultivation is allowed only at the grower's main place of residence, so a second home, a rented garden plot or a friend's yard falls outside the authorization.

Subsection B adds three duties for anyone who grows. First, the grower must ensure that no plant is visible from a public way without the use of aircraft, binoculars, or other optical aids, which puts street-facing windows, front porches and low fences in play. Second, the grower must take precautions to prevent unauthorized access by persons younger than 21 years of age, such as a locked room or a secured enclosure. Third, every plant must wear a legible tag showing the grower's name, driver's license or identification number, and a notation that the plant is being grown for personal use as authorized under the section. A four-plant garden therefore needs four tags.

The current section contains only subsections A and B. An earlier subsection C, which barred a person from manufacturing marijuana concentrate from home-cultivated marijuana, no longer appears in the text as printed on October 12, 2026. The section's history line shows it was last amended by 2026, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1, after earlier amendments in 2022 and 2023.