legality question about growing

In my state, it is a misdimeanor to grow 5 plants or less. After 5 is a felony. Does this mean 5 plants total or just 5 flowering plants? Do they count tiny newborns as plants? Im just trying to figure out how to stay perpetual without exceeding this limit. Im thinking one in veg. one in flower so i can have a couple spots for mothers and clones.

I hope i have posted in the right forum

5 plants period, if you have a mother and cut 4 clones and out them in the dirt thats considered 5 plants because it's 5 individual grows. Hope that answers everything.

5 plants period, if you have a mother and cut 4 clones and out them in the dirt thats considered 5 plants because it's 5 individual grows. Hope that answers everything.

...and you know that how, seeing the OP didn't list the state he's in?

...and you know that how, seeing the OP didn't list the state he's in?

It's the same everywhere. If the clones are not in soil they aren't considered a plant until they've grown to the point of splitting into 2 stems r however you describe that.

Thats really hard to stay under 5 doing any kind of perpetual grow. Oh well, I'll figure it out. I recently had my first child and want to make sure Im at least in the misdemeaner category.

I'd forget about going perpetual if you're real worried about the legality of it, even under a MMJ state. Just grow 5 plants as big as you can to get as much bud as you can off of those 5 plants, then repeat as necessary. If 5 plants can't produce enough bud to hold you off until the next harvest, perhaps you've got a bigger problem on your hands.

Great point

I think its Ohio. The only state i know that gives a misdemeanor for growing.

I think its Ohio. The only state i know that gives a misdemeanor for growing.

Kentucky (learned that from Pearl the other day)

Illinois

Thats really hard to stay under 5 doing any kind of perpetual grow. Oh well, I'll figure it out. I recently had my first child and want to make sure Im at least in the misdemeaner category.

In most states with MM you will note....you can not be prosecuted for ANY Marijuana offense...SO GROW ALL YOU WANT..All they can do is take away the exter plants..My buddy got busted with over 400 plants and they did NOTHING but take the exter plants away..These MM laws are written so bad that any lawyer could drive a truck threw them, and the state knows it. Thats why they cant do any thing...WE HAVE WON!

I live in Kentucky. Here, 5 or less is a misdemeanor. It doesn't specify the size or what stage of growth the plants are in, just 5 plants. But we are not a medical state, so the clone rule doesn't really apply to us.

I would definitely go with 5 bigger plants instead of perpetual in your case. Massachusetts, where I live seems the laws are vague about cultivating. It's a misdemeanor if you grow under 50 lbs. Above that is a felony charge. What they weigh to find out the actual weight of your grow, however, I don't know.

I would definitely go with 5 bigger plants instead of perpetual in your case. Massachusetts, where I live seems the laws are vague about cultivating. It's a misdemeanor if you grow under 50 lbs. Above that is a felony charge. What they weigh to find out the actual weight of your grow, however, I don't know.

They do what swat does when they raid a home or dispensary, they weigh the whole plant, with pot, dirt and all. A pot full of dirt will measure up to 50lbs real quick, too.

So feeding my plants might push me over the limit. Ridiculous.

^ i think that's why they do that. to fuck you over. hard.

So feeding my plants might push me over the limit. Ridiculous.

Yeah, they do that to screw people over really badly. Think of this scenario; you're growing two plants, there's hardly any bud on them at all, you just watered them, and then swat breaks in and busts you. Your total weight is 80lbs, but 30 lbs of that is water. Yeah, you just got screwed hard!

Yeah, they do that to screw people over really badly. Think of this scenario; you're growing two plants, there's hardly any bud on them at all, you just watered them, and then swat breaks in and busts you. Your total weight is 80lbs, but 30 lbs of that is water. Yeah, you just got screwed hard!

so true, my old dealer got busted for having 4 plants. they settled on charging her with 65 pounds of weed when the plants were all 6-8 inches tall. shes still locked up D:<