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Home‑grow bill divides committee as supporters cite equity and opponents warn of enforcement and youth access
Summary
SB 6204 would authorize home cultivation of cannabis (6 plants per resident, max 15 per household) and create civil and felony penalties for exceeding limits; witnesses ranged from equity and industry advocates in favor to law‑enforcement and public‑health groups opposing the change and raising enforcement concerns.
Senate Bill 6,204, which would allow noncommercial home cultivation of cannabis for adults 21 and older, prompted extended testimony and technical questions at the Senate Labor & Commerce hearing.
Marlon Yanes read the bill report noting the core provisions: a person 21 or older may produce and possess up to six cannabis plants in their housing unit, with a maximum of 15 plants per dwelling regardless of the number of residents; producing or knowingly possessing 16 or more plants would be a class C felony, and a civil infraction applies where plants are readily smelled from a public place or another private property. The bill clarifies that…
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