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Where to Buy High-Quality Cannabis Seeds in the USA?

Lou Crow

Updated: Dec 10, 2023

Growing Cannabis Seeds in America

Across the USA the laws on possession and growing cannabis seeds are changing, allowing more people to cultivate and use the plant for both recreational and medical purposes.


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Growing Marijuana in America

From Alaska to Florida, California to Rhode Island, many states are relaxing the laws and subsequent penalties associated with growing cannabis, allowing their residents the freedom to choose whether or not to grow a selected number of plants.


Although growing cannabis seeds in the USA remains a federal offence, changes in state laws allow for limited cultivation and possession across large parts of the USA.


Not all states are as liberal and forward thinking however, there are still many states that prohibit both the cultivation and possession of cannabis for either recreational, or medical use.



The differences between states over the possession and growing cannabis seeds in the USA means that while some parts of the country allow their residents to use cannabis for medical or recreational purposes, other states ban it’s use and cultivation completely.


States where cannabis has been legalized still have permitted limits and maximum numbers of plants you can grow, but instead of criminalizing its residents, it allows for its use and collects the taxes from its cultivation and subsequent resale. Areas that prohibit growing cannabis seeds have no income from its taxation, instead choosing to incarcerate its residents for cultivating and possessing cannabis, costing the state money, rather than raising it.


Whether it’s legal, available for registered medical cannabis patients only, or completely illegal, every state has its own laws on growing cannabis seeds in the USA and understanding them, and the punishments involved for breaking them, is vital before you make any decisions or plans for growing marijuana this season.


As of September 21, 2023, there are 24 states in the United States that have legalized recreational marijuana, either by ballot measure or by legislative action. These states are:


1. Alaska: Legalized in 2014 by Ballot Measure 2 with 53% of votes. Allows possession of 1 oz usable, 6 plants (no more than 3 mature), and 1 oz hash/concentrates.

2. Arizona: Legalized in 2020 by Smart and Safe Arizona Act (Prop 207) with 59.95% of votes. Allows possession of 1 oz usable, 6 plants, and 5 g hash/concentrates.

3. California: Legalized in 2016 by Proposition 64 with 57% of votes. Allows possession of 1 oz usable, 6 plants, 8 g hash/concentrates.

4. Colorado: Legalized in 2012 by Amendment 64 with 55% of votes. Allows possession of 1 oz usable, 6 plants (no more than 3 mature), and 1 oz hash/concentrates.

5. Connecticut: Legalized in 2021 by SB 1201. Allows possession of 1.5 oz usable, 6 plants (no more than 3 mature beginning July 2023), up to 7.5 g concentrates (up to 750 mg of THC), up to 25 g concentrates (up to 2,500 mg of THC) in a locked container.

6. Delaware: Legalized in 2023 by House Bill 1 and House Bill 2. Allows possession of 1 oz usable, 12 grams or less of concentrated cannabis, or cannabis products.

7. District of Columbia: Legalized in 2014 by Initiative 71 with 65% of votes. Allows possession of 2 oz usable, 6 plants (no more than 3 mature).

8. Illinois: Legalized in 2019 by House Bill 1438. Allows possession of 1 oz usable, 5 g hash/concentrates.

9. Maine: Legalized in 2016 by Question 1 with 50% of votes. Allows possession of 2.5 oz usable, up to 15 plants (no more than 3 mature), 5 g hash/concentrates.

10. Maryland: Legalized in 2022 by Maryland Question 4 (Marijuana Legalization Amendment) with 66.88% of votes. Allows possession of 1.5 oz usable, up to 2 plants for personal use, 12 g of cannabis concentrates.

11. Massachusetts: Legalized in 2016 by Question 4 with 54% of votes. Allows possession of 1 oz usable, 6 plants, 5 g concentrates.

12. Michigan: Legalized in 2018 by Proposal 1 with 56% of votes. Allows possession of 2.5 oz usable, 12 plants, 15 g concentrates.

13. Minnesota: Legalized in 2023 by HF100. Allows possession of 2 oz usable in public, 2 pounds usable at home, 8 plants (no more than 4 mature), 800 mg of THC in edibles, 8 g of concentrate.

14. Missouri: Legalized in 2022 by Amendment 3. Allows possession of up to 3 oz usable, up to 6 flowering plants, 6 immature plants, and 6 plants under 14 inches for personal use.

15. Montana: Legalized in 2020 by Initiative I-190 (56.89%) and CI-118 (57.82%). Allows possession of 1 oz usable, 4 mature plants, 8 g hash/concentrates.

16. Nevada: Legalized in 2016 by Question 2 with 54% of votes. Allows possession of 1 oz usable, 6 plants, 3.5 g hash/concentrates.

17. New Jersey: Legalized in 2020 by New Jersey Marijuana Legalization Amendment with 66.88% of votes. Allows possession of 1 oz usable.

18. New Mexico: Legalized in 2021 by House Bill 2. Allows possession of 2 oz usable, 6 plants (no more than 12 per household), 16 g concentrated marijuana, 800 milligrams of edible cannabis.

19. New York: Legalized in 2021 by Senate Bill S854A. Allows possession of 3 oz usable, 12 plants, 24 g concentrates.

20. Oregon: Legalized in 2014 by Measure 91 with 56% of votes. Allows possession of 1 oz usable in public, 8 oz homegrown usable at home, 4 plants, 16 oz solid marijuana-infused, 72 oz liquid infused, and 1 oz extract at home of hash/concentrates.

21. Ohio: Recreational marijuana was legalized in Ohio by a ballot measure that passed on November 8, 2023, with 55 percent of the vote1. The measure, known as Issue 2, allows adults 21 and over to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and grow up to six plants at home.

22. Rhode Island: Legalized in 2022 by Rhode Island Cannabis Act. Allows possession of 1 oz usable in public, 10 oz usable at home, 3 mature plants and 3 immature plants, 5 g concentrate.

23. Vermont: Legalized in 2018 by Legislative Bill H.511. Allows possession of 1 oz usable, 6 plants (no more than 2 mature), 5 g hash.

24. Virginia: Legalized in 2021 by Senate Bill 1406 and House Bill 2312. Allows possession of 1 oz usable, 4 plants.

25. Washington: Legalized in 2012 by Initiative 502 with 56% of votes. Allows possession of 1 oz usable, 16 oz solid marijuana-infused, 72 oz liquid infused, and 7 g of concentrates.

It is important to note that marijuana laws are changing at a rapid pace across all 50 states and it’s important to understand and respect the rules that vary across the U.S. regarding marijuana use.


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