Understanding Home Grow Rules: What to Check Before You Start
By The Budometry TeamPublished Updated
This is general educational information, not legal advice, and it is intended only for adults in states and jurisdictions where home cultivation is legal. Verify everything below with your own state and local sources, and consult an attorney for anything specific to your situation.
Part of our pillar guide: How to Grow Cannabis Indoors: The Complete Guide
Categories of rule that commonly exist
- Plant count limits per adult and a separate household cap
- Age minimum, commonly 21+, or a valid medical card
- Enclosed and locked space requirements
- Out-of-public-view requirements
- Distance restrictions from schools or other locations
- Landlord or HOA permission for renters
- Registration or licensing in some jurisdictions
- Limits on possession of harvested flower
Where to look
Your state's cannabis regulatory agency publishes the authoritative rules, and your city or county may add stricter ones on top. Local rules are the part people most often miss.
Two things that are not permitted anywhere
Selling homegrown cannabis without the appropriate license, and transporting cannabis across state lines, which remains a federal offense regardless of state law.
Plan your grow around the limits
Plant count caps are the reason most home growers should run a few large, well-trained plants rather than many small ones. Design your tent and training plan around your legal limit from the start.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Budometry give legal advice?
- No. Everything here is educational. Consult a qualified attorney about the laws that apply where you live.
The full guide on this topic
How to Grow Cannabis Indoors: The Complete Guide
The full indoor grow process from a 15-hour dark seed soak to a jarred cure, with the tent, light, airflow and feeding decisions explained in order.