The same rule, everywhere we track it. Click a jurisdiction for the full picture and official sources.
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| California, USA | Legal | Up to 6 plants Adults 21+ may cultivate up to six plants per residence for personal use. Cities and counties may regulate or effectively ban outdoor cultivation, and indoor grows must be secure and out of public view. Harvest from legal homegrow kept at home is not weight-limited, but selling it without a license is illegal. |
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| Colorado, USA | Legal | Up to 6 plants (3 flowering) Adults may grow up to six plants, with no more than three flowering, per person; residences are generally capped at twelve plants unless local rules allow more. Grows must be enclosed, locked and out of public view. Selling homegrown cannabis without a license is illegal. |
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| New York, USA | Legal | Homegrow phased in Home cultivation for adult use — up to six plants per person (three mature) and twelve per household — is phased in under Office of Cannabis Management regulations; registered medical patients gained homegrow rights first. Verify current OCM timing before relying on adult-use homegrow. Plants must be secure and not visible from public spaces. |
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| Canada | Legal | Up to 4 plants (province-dependent) The Cannabis Act allows up to four plants per household for personal use. Quebec and Manitoba prohibit home cultivation, and other provinces, municipalities and landlords may impose additional conditions. Plants must not be accessible to minors, and seeds or clones must come from legal sources. |
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| Germany | Legal | Up to 3 plants Adults may cultivate up to three flowering cannabis plants per adult at their residence. The harvest must be stored securely and protected from access by minors and third parties. Only cultivation for personal use is allowed — passing on homegrown cannabis to others is prohibited. |
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| Malta | Legal | Up to 4 plants Adults may grow up to four cannabis plants at home, out of public view. The legal home storage limit is 50 g of dried product. Plants must be secured from minors and must not be visible from public spaces. |
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| Netherlands | Decriminalized | Up to 5 plants tolerated Growing up to five cannabis plants for personal use is generally tolerated, but it remains illegal and police may seize the plants if discovered. Professional-scale cultivation is criminal and actively prosecuted, including under organized-crime statutes. Landlords and housing corporations often prohibit cultivation contractually. |
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| Spain | Decriminalized | Private cultivation tolerated Cultivation for personal use in private spaces is generally tolerated as long as plants are not visible from public areas. Visible plants can trigger administrative fines, and larger grows risk criminal charges for trafficking. Selling any homegrown product is a crime. |
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| Switzerland | CBD only | Home cultivation of THC cannabis prohibited Cultivating cannabis with 1.0% THC or more is illegal in Switzerland, even a single plant for personal use, and can be prosecuted under the Narcotics Act. CBD hemp varieties below the threshold may be grown legally. In practice small-quantity cultivation is often handled with fines, but it is not decriminalized. |
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| Uruguay | Legal | Up to 6 plants (registered) Registered home growers may cultivate up to six flowering plants per household. The annual harvest cap is 480 g. Registration with IRCCA is mandatory — unregistered cultivation remains illegal. |
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