Connecticut officials are encouraging adults to use “safe and healthy gardening practices” if they choose to grow their own marijuana plants when that activity officially becomes legal on Saturday.
The state Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) published a notice on Tuesday that reminds people about the upcoming policy change, the delayed rollout of which was part of a broader cannabis legalization bill that Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed into law in 2021.
Separately, the governor also signed new marijuana omnibus legislation on Monday that seeks to build upon the state’s legal cannabis program.
With respect to home grow, as of July 1, adults 21 and older will be able to cultivate up to six cannabis plants (only three of which can be mature) for personal use—with the total number of plants capped at 12 per household.
The law allowed medical cannabis patients to begin growing their own plants in October 2021, and now that right is being extended to all adult consumers over the age of 21.
“Adults who choose to grow their own cannabis should use safe and healthy gardening practices for growing any products they intend to consume,” DCP Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli said in a press release. “Plants
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