I'm curious to those growers that are growing according to Amendment 64 in Colorado. Reading about the amendment and the statutes supporting the amendment leaves a hell of a lot of ambiguity in the law.
For example, under Amendment 64 a recreational user can have no more than 2oz in their possession. However, you can have up to 6 plants. The law goes on to further outline the right to have only "three mature at any time". And then I think, now what does that mean?
To answer these questions, I did some digging. I found a lot of website with opinions and analysis, but many conflicted with what the law actually stated. I eventually wound up at a Colorado government state site that had terse rules about the subject all in one place, with external links going out to other government sites depending upon the specifics of your subject. Unfortunately, while the state information did disprove a lot of media misinterpretation, the ambiguity of the rules raised more questions than they answered. Let's look at that.
First of all, you can have more than 2oz IF they are the yield from your plants kept in the place that they grow. The place that they grow has to be in your dwelling, in an interior room that is locked with restricted access. If you don't meet that requirement or any of the rest that follow, you are not in compliance with Amendment 64 and can and will be prosecuted for cultivation if caught.
Now, the state only says, "3 mature plants". What do they mean by mature? In flowering? Ready for harvest? Vegging in its own pot? It could be any of these answers because the state never defines what mature means... at least I couldn't find it.
That means that any ambiguity in the law means that the officer makes the determination and it's up to a court to review each and every individual case. This translates to the possibility that perfectly legal growers still risk incarceration.
The law is clear that you may never sell cannabis for remuneration. Pretty much under any circumstance. However, the laws with regard to dispensaries in Colorado I found states that 70% of the product they sell must be grown by the dispensary. This means that dispensaries are allowed to purchase some of their product from elsewhere. However, I could find no statue under which this transaction can take place and the seller is still in violation of state law. And yes, I also read that many dispensaries do buy some of their product from elsewhere.
Meanwhile, I'm reading about growers getting busted all the time in CO and WA. Usually it's too many plants, but sometimes there is a kid in the house or something and they treat it like endangerment. However, there is no exception to the statue that I could find which stated that a child could not be in the house of the grow.
Remember, this is Amendment 64. This is not some local city law that got passed, this is an amendment to the Colorado state constitution which is the highest law the state can invoke. And while there are more examples of ambiguity that I could bring up, I have to ask people that are growing under assumed amendment 64 protection; are you sure you're protected?
For example, under Amendment 64 a recreational user can have no more than 2oz in their possession. However, you can have up to 6 plants. The law goes on to further outline the right to have only "three mature at any time". And then I think, now what does that mean?
To answer these questions, I did some digging. I found a lot of website with opinions and analysis, but many conflicted with what the law actually stated. I eventually wound up at a Colorado government state site that had terse rules about the subject all in one place, with external links going out to other government sites depending upon the specifics of your subject. Unfortunately, while the state information did disprove a lot of media misinterpretation, the ambiguity of the rules raised more questions than they answered. Let's look at that.
First of all, you can have more than 2oz IF they are the yield from your plants kept in the place that they grow. The place that they grow has to be in your dwelling, in an interior room that is locked with restricted access. If you don't meet that requirement or any of the rest that follow, you are not in compliance with Amendment 64 and can and will be prosecuted for cultivation if caught.
Now, the state only says, "3 mature plants". What do they mean by mature? In flowering? Ready for harvest? Vegging in its own pot? It could be any of these answers because the state never defines what mature means... at least I couldn't find it.
That means that any ambiguity in the law means that the officer makes the determination and it's up to a court to review each and every individual case. This translates to the possibility that perfectly legal growers still risk incarceration.
The law is clear that you may never sell cannabis for remuneration. Pretty much under any circumstance. However, the laws with regard to dispensaries in Colorado I found states that 70% of the product they sell must be grown by the dispensary. This means that dispensaries are allowed to purchase some of their product from elsewhere. However, I could find no statue under which this transaction can take place and the seller is still in violation of state law. And yes, I also read that many dispensaries do buy some of their product from elsewhere.
Meanwhile, I'm reading about growers getting busted all the time in CO and WA. Usually it's too many plants, but sometimes there is a kid in the house or something and they treat it like endangerment. However, there is no exception to the statue that I could find which stated that a child could not be in the house of the grow.
Remember, this is Amendment 64. This is not some local city law that got passed, this is an amendment to the Colorado state constitution which is the highest law the state can invoke. And while there are more examples of ambiguity that I could bring up, I have to ask people that are growing under assumed amendment 64 protection; are you sure you're protected?
