Arizonans past the age of 21 now have the right grow their own, but cannabis experts are skeptical there will be a sudden rush of Johnny Reeferseeds who will start gardens and wipe out the expanding marijuana industry.
With the passage of Prop 207 last November, those of age can now legally grow up to six plants individually or 12 to a household with two or more adults. Pot prohibitionists have warned that you won’t be able to swing a dead skunk without hitting a stand of marijuana plants—or at least be inundated with the stinky odor of your neighbor’s greenhouse—but those in the biz say it’s not as easy as it looks.
“People were worried before that it’s going to hurt the market and the industry,” said Moe Asnani, owner of Tucson’s Downtown and D2 dispensaries and co-founder of iLava, during a December webinar hosted by the Arizona Cannabis Chamber of Commerce. “I absolutely don’t believe that idea. The best thing we did is giving home grow rights to people.”
Among the barriers to growing your own are costs associated with starting your victory garden, the time involved and the skills necessary to grow consistent, high-quality pot.
Asnani is among those in the industry who…
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Arizonans past the age of 21 now have the right grow their own, but cannabis experts are skeptical there will be a sudden rush of Johnny Reeferseeds who will start gardens and wipe out the expanding marijuana industry.
With the passage of Prop 207 last November, those of age can now legally grow up to six plants individually or 12 to a household with two or more adults. Pot prohibitionists have warned that you won’t be able to swing a dead skunk without hitting a stand of marijuana plants—or at least be inundated with the stinky odor of your neighbor’s greenhouse—but those in the biz say it’s not as easy as it looks.
“People were worried before that it’s going to hurt the market and the industry,” said Moe Asnani, owner of Tucson’s Downtown and D2 dispensaries and co-founder of iLava, during a December webinar hosted by the Arizona Cannabis Chamber of Commerce. “I absolutely don’t believe that idea. The best thing we did is giving home grow rights to people.”
Among the barriers to growing your own are costs associated with starting your victory garden, the time involved and the skills necessary to grow consistent, high-quality pot.
Asnani is among those in the industry who…
