Pubdate: Thu, 15 Aug 2013
Source: Westword (Denver, CO)
Copyright: 2013 Village Voice Media
Website: http://www.westword.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1616
Author: William Breathes
Column: Ask a Stoner

HOW MANY PLANTS CAN I HAVE AT HOME?

Dear Stoner: I just moved to Colorado, and I want to learn about the
different types of weed. But looking in the back of Westword can be a
little overwhelming. What do you think is a good starting point for
finding the info?

E3K

Dear E3K: We've been over this in the past, so maybe starting with our
online Ask a Stoner archives at westword.com would be a good place to
begin, slacker. Okay - sorry to harsh your mellow; that's not what
this is about. If you want to start finding out about cannabis
strains, the web is going to be your best place to find information.
Do some digging over at leafly.com for user-generated reviews of
cannabis, and check out the forums on sites like icmag.org and
thcfarmer.com. Seedfinder.eu is also a good resource for getting
strain information from seed breeders themselves.

Another suggestion if you're having trouble finding the right strain:
Check with a budtender at your local dispensary. Even if you're not a
patient, a center should (hopefully) have someone on staff who can
still point you in the right direction regarding what you or your
caregiver should be growing.

Dear Stoner: I am a Colorado resident who has been receiving
contradictory information regarding the number of legal plants I am
allowed to have in my home at one time (sprouts, flowering, etc.) as
a recreational user. I have heard dispensaries give information that
it is twelve plants and six sprouting per person. Others have said
that it is six flowering plants per home, with three flowering. Which is it?

Golden Stoner

Dear Golden: Your local dispensary is either stupid or trying to get
you into a messy legal situation on purpose. We'll opt for the
former, though depending on whom you've pissed off, it could be the
latter - that's your problem to suss out. The one thing you shouldn't
have to worry about is your state-legal plant count, which is only
six plants, with a total of three in flower at any one time. Having a
standard, six-plant medical marijuana recommendation on top of that
doesn't increase the number of plants you are allowed to have. What
isn't clear is how many recreational plants can be grown in a
household if there is more than one adult in the residence. State
lawmakers have yet to address that issue, leaving the answer somewhat
ambiguous for now. Want to stay on the safe side? Keep your plant
count below six.
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MAP posted-by: Matt