The New York State Cannabis Control Board approved and adopted regulations Tuesday allowing adults age 21 and older to cultivate homegrown cannabis plants.
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Each adult is allowed to grow up to six plants, with a maximum of 12 plants in a household — including residences that someone owns or rents, like a room, home, apartment, mobile home, co-op or other residential spaces, according to the state Office of Cannabis Management.
During the Cannabis Control Board meeting, 105 additional adult-use licenses were also approved, bringing the total so far this year to 654 issued licenses.
Nicole N'diaye, a cultivator and hemp farmer, was at the meeting.
"Some people are just so very upset and they have a lot of statistics but just not really sure how much of that really relates to people who have spent so much money waiting," she said.
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N'diaye has also started her own homegrown program offering resources and support to growers. She said she left there celebrating after the official adoption of the homegrown cultivation laws.
"I am delighted to hear about it," said N'diaye. "If you can grow a fraction of that, it saves some money."
"If you can grow a good tomato plant, you can grow a good cannabis plant just for your own personal use," she continued. "This way, you don't have to spend as much money at the dispensary."
The OCM said a person can grow up to three mature and three immature plants at any one time, but no residence can have more than six mature and six immature plants.
Local dispensaries are also in support of the announcement.
OCM's adoption of homegrown rules will also allow licensed adult-use dispensaries, microbusinesses and registered organizations to offer immature cannabis plants for sale.
Josh Mirsky, owner of Stage One Dispensary in Rensselaer, said his shop will be one of the locations where customers can purchase a cannabis plant.
"Supposed to happen for a while," he said. "Everybody's known that you're going to grow at home; we've just kind of been waiting for that regulation to be officially passed."
Stage One will be celebrating its first anniversary in the Capital Region with a celebration of food trucks and outdoor live music starting at noon Saturday and ending late in the evening.
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"Being able to be in the community and get recreational access to everyone over the age of 21 who wants to partake and being able to educate on cannabis is really important to us," said Mirsky. "It's been really really awesome."
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