Alabama sets no permitted plant count for personal cannabis cultivation because the state prohibits all home growing; any plant count above zero is a felony, and Birmingham municipal code does not override this state ban.
Unlike states with personal cultivation programs that set 6-plant or 12-plant household caps, Alabama's medical cannabis statute (AL Code Title 20, Chapter 2A) permits cultivation only under AMCC commercial licensure. There is no household plant allowance for medical patients or recreational users. Possession of any cannabis plant or seedling triggers AL Code 13A-12-213 felony cultivation charges. Birmingham's city code follows state law on cannabis offenses. Ord. 11-25 only reduced first-offense personal-use possession of dried cannabis to a $100 civil fine, and explicitly does not extend to plants, seedlings, or trafficking-quantity offenses.
Possession of even one plant is a Class C felony under state law. Birmingham police defer to state prosecution for cultivation cases; no city-level plant-count safe harbor exists.
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