Minnesota Proposal Would Double Cannabis Patient Home Grow Limits

A Minnesota new proposal would double the cannabis home grow limits from 8 to 16 plants for registered medical cannabis patients and also allow patients to designate caregivers to grow for them.

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Medical cannabis patients in Minnesota would be allowed to grow up to 16 cannabis plants under a new proposal in the state House of Representatives, CBS News reports.

Under current Minnesota law, any adult aged 21 or older can grow up to eight cannabis plants (with a maximum of four flower plants at once). The proposal seeks to double that limit for people registered with the state medical cannabis program, and would also allow patients to designate caregivers to grow for them.

“As it stands, people with disabilities and conditions that qualify them to be on the medical program can only grow their own if they know how to, if they can afford to, if their condition or living situation allows them to or if they know someone who will gift them homegrown products.” — Rep. Jessica Hanson (D), via CBS News

Minnesota’s medical cannabis program launched in 2014 and covers 19 qualifying conditions including cancer, chronic pain, and post-traumatic stress syndrome.  Additionally, the state’s adult-use cannabis legalization policy took effect last year, although the adult-use cannabis market’s launch in Minnesota is not expected until next year at the soonest.

In the meantime, cannabis regulators recently announced new restrictions on hemp-derived cannabinoid products after an investigation found that many products available at hemp retailers tested above the legal delta-9 THC limit.

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