New York Cannabis Law section 222 allows adults 21 and older in NYC to cultivate up to three mature and three immature cannabis plants at their primary residence, with a hard household cap of six mature and six immature plants regardless of how many adults live there.
Under Cannabis Law section 222, codified by the 2021 MRTA, adults 21 or older may grow up to three mature and three immature cannabis plants per person at the primary residence, capped at six mature and six immature plants per household, with implementation tied to OCM finalizing home-cultivation regulations expected during 2024 and 2025. Plants must be kept out of public view, secured to prevent access by anyone under 21, and grown only at the primary residence. Tenants need not get landlord consent under state law, although lease no-smoking clauses still apply to combustion. Cured cannabis storage is capped at five pounds.
Exceeding plant counts or growing outside a primary residence violates Cannabis Law section 222(2) with civil fines up to $250 per excess plant; over 100 plants triggers felony charges under Penal Law section 222.45.
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