Home cannabis growing is legal in New York, enabling people to cultivate their own plants

New York – On Tuesday, the New York State Cannabis Control Board approved and implemented regulations permitting individuals 21 years of age and older to grow cannabis plants at home.

According to the state Office of Cannabis Management, each adult is permitted to grow up to six plants, with a maximum of 12 plants in a household. This includes homes that someone owns or rents, such as a room, house, apartment, mobile home, cooperative, or other residential spaces.
A total of 654 adult-use licenses have been given this year after 105 more were approved during the Cannabis Control Board meeting.

Cultivator and hemp farmer Nicole N’diaye attended the gathering.

“Some people are just so very upset and they have a lot of statistics but just not really sure how much of that really relates to people who have spent so much money waiting,” she said.

Additionally, N’diaye launched her own homegrown initiative, which provides producers with tools and assistance. After the legislation governing homegrown growing was formally adopted, she claimed to have departed there in celebration.

“I am delighted to hear about it,” said N’diaye. “If you can grow a fraction of that, it saves some money.”

“If you can grow a good tomato plant, you can grow a good cannabis plant just for your own personal use,” she continued. “This way, you don’t have to spend as much money at the dispensary.”

According to the OCM, no residence may have more than six mature and six immature plants. However, an individual may have up to three mature and three immature plants at any given time.

The announcement is also supported by nearby dispensaries.

OCM’s acceptance of homegrown regulations will also enable registered organizations, microbusinesses, and regulated adult-use shops to sell immature cannabis plants.
Customers will be able to purchase cannabis plants at several sites, including Josh Mirsky’s Stage One Dispensary in Rensselaer.

“Supposed to happen for a while,” he said. “Everybody’s known that you’re going to grow at home; we’ve just kind of been waiting for that regulation to be officially passed.”

Beginning at midday on Saturday and lasting until late in the evening, Stage One will be commemorating its first anniversary in the Capital Region with a festival of food trucks and live outdoor music.

“Being able to be in the community and get recreational access to everyone over the age of 21 who wants to partake and being able to educate on cannabis is really important to us,” said Mirsky. “It’s been really really awesome.”