Colorado Statewide Rule
Colorado Home Marijuana Cultivation Plant Limits Statewide
Key Facts
- Statute
- CRS 18-18-406(3); Art. XVIII 16
- Per adult
- 6 plants, 3 flowering
- Per residence
- 12 plants (up to 16 local)
- Location
- Enclosed, locked, not visible
Summary
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 limits.
(II) (A) Regardless of whether the plants are for medical or recreational use, it is unlawful for a person to knowingly cultivate, grow, or produce more than twelve marijuana plants on or in a residential property; or to knowingly allow more than twelve marijuana plants to be cultivated, grown, or produced on or in a residential property. (B) Except as provided in section 25-1.5-106 (8.5)(a.5)(I) or section 25-1.5-106 (8.6)(a)(I.5) for a medical marijuana patient or a primary caregiver with a twenty-four- marijuana-plant-count exception to subsection (3)(a)(II)(A) of this section, it is not a violation of subsection (3)(a)(II)(A) of this section if a county, municipality, or city and county law expressly permits the cultivation, growth, or production of more than twelve marijuana plants on or in a residential property and the person is cultivating, growing, or producing the plants in an enclosed and locked space and within the limit set by the county, municipality, or city and county where the plants are located.
Full Breakdown
Article XVIII Section 16 of the Colorado Constitution and C.R.S. 18-18-406 allow adults 21 and older to cultivate up to six marijuana plants for personal use, with no more than three flowering at one time. C.R.S. 18-18-406(3), enacted by HB17-1220, caps total plants on a residential property at twelve regardless of occupancy, though a local jurisdiction may permit up to sixteen, and registered medical patients may grow more. Plants must be grown in an enclosed, locked space not visible from a public place, and sale or distribution of homegrown product is prohibited.
Violations & Penalties
Exceeding plant limits can constitute felony cultivation under CRS 18-18-406, with penalties scaling by quantity, plus civil forfeiture of equipment and product.
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