G R O W & Growing on Your Own ENJOY by Chynna Pearson
When you are a marijuana user, sometimes going in to get your products from the dispensary can feel rather monotonous. Sometimes dispensaries only have the same sativas, indicas, or hybrids every time you go. It can all be a lot of the same thing. To remedy this problem, many patients and recreational users have begun to dabble in growing their own plants. If you are one of these people or are simply wondering if you should start to grow on your own, there are a few things to know before you just go out and buy a plant or some seeds from your local dispensaries. First and foremost, you have to check if you are allowed to have a plant in your home and, if you can, how many you should have. In Oklahoma, if you are a medical marijuana patient, you can have up to 12 plants in your home, 6 mature and 6 immature. There are other rules to this as well, for example, you must own the property where you are growing or have written consent from the landlord. The consent from the landlord can be in many forms a letter, an email, or an addendum to the lease stating that you have permission to grow marijuana on the premises. Additionally, there are municipalities that have zoning laws that you must abide by, some areas have rules where marijuana cultivation is only allowed in industrial areas. (Most places that people live in are going to be residential areas and therefore cannot grow in their homes. Be sure to check this too!) Oklahoma’s amount of plants is not the case for all states with marijuana laws, in Colorado and Connecticut residents are allowed to have up to 6 plants, 3 mature and 3 immature. In Oregon, residents are allowed to have up to 4 plants. This is crucial to know before you start planning your home grow, while marijuana is legal to have there are always stipulations on the amount one can have in their home or on their person. Secondly, you must plan your space to grow and also get all your supplies to take care of your plants so they produce good quality and a good quantity of marijuana. Before going to the store, it is imperative for you to be sure of where you want to place your plants, you will need room to grow. Ideally, it is recommended to have a window or vent in the room as growing marijuana obviously has a pungent smell and can be overwhelming. It is also possible to use a tent to keep everything together and kind of muffled. The area will also need to be climate controlled. This also helps with the fact that plants need air circulation to grow, they live for some good CO2! thechronicmagazine.com
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