The Colorado Senate voted 35-0 in favor of a bill that will prohibit Colorado farmers from forming co-op cannabis grows. These co-ops frequently share costs of electricity, water, and fertilizer to cultivate cannabis; a community practice that will soon be banned.
According to the Associated Press, the bill serves to “curb the practice of assisting other recreational pot users” by banning adult-use consumers (not medical patients) from allowing a grower to cultivate his or her plants. By law, all Colorado citizens ages 21 and over are permitted to grow six mature cannabis plants at home.
Governor Hickenlooper supports this bill and is expected to sign it into law. The Senate also unanimously voted for a bill that prevents Colorado citizens from growing recreational weed for other consumers.
Both bills function as extensions of Colorado’s steadfast commitment to curb the state’s black market. A bill lowering plant counts to 12 per household and eliminating 99-plant extended counts will also soon become law.
Medical marijuana patients in Colorado can still cultivate cannabis for other patients.
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