Colombia court rules growing up to 20 plants not a crime

Discussion in 'Marijuana News' started by Green Wizard, Aug 15, 2015.

  1. http://colombiareports.com/colombia-decriminalizes...


    Colombia's Supreme Court on Tuesday
    ruled that growing up to 20 plants of marijuana is not a crime. The
    possession of small amounts of the drug had already been decriminalized.

    The court ruled on the private cultivation of marijuana in an appeal
    filed by a man who had been sentenced to more than five years in prison
    after he had been caught by police with a recently cut plant weighing
    124 grams.

    The maximum amount of marijuana that can legally be carried is 20 grams in Colombia.

    However, because the plant was meant for personal consumption, the
    court confirmed that there is no crime unless a person cultivates more
    than 20 plants.

    The court ruling further decriminalizes the cultivation and possession of the drug for personal use.

    Under protest of the conservative opposition, the administration of
    President Juan Manuel Santos has pushed legislation that decriminalizes
    the carrying and consumption of small doses of drugs like cocaine and
    marijuana.

    Congress this year will debate the legalization of marijuana for
    medical use and may even legalize the drug entirely after a leading
    senator announced to propose an adaption of the bill on the medicinal
    use.

    Colombia's congress to debate total legalization of marijuana

    Internationally, the government of the world's largest cocaine
    producing country has called to rethink the international war on drugs,
    claiming that current repressive policies have failed to reduce both the
    demand and offer of illicit drugs.

     
  2. So I guess while 20 plants are legal, you can only harvest 1 gram from each plant... silly. Just like the Netherlands : you can grow 5 plants, but only harvest 5 grams. What a joke.

     
  3. Perpetual grow:
    Start a plant every week. After 6 weeks move one into flower every week. After another 8-10 weeks, harvest one plant, move a plant from veg to flower and start another in veg.
    The possession limits are goofy but given the rules you could work within the framework to produce 20 grams a week.
     

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