New Jersey: Allow marijuana home cultivation
Legislation to permit the personal cultivation of cannabis for adults is pending in New Jersey.
S3582 / A5552 (the most comprehensive) would allow all adults to grow or possess up to six marijuana plants for personal use, and allow qualifying patients and caregivers who are 21 or older to grow or possess up to ten plants for therapeutic use, with a maximum of 12 plants per household.
Other pending legislation addressing home cultivation rights: S3407, and companion A5435; S3420 and companion A5363
Under current state law, growing up to five marijuana plants is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $25,000 fine.
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