What Amendment 3 says about growing marijuana in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Under Amendment 3, Missourians can now legally grow their own marijuana.
But there are still rules on how much can be grown and where the plants are kept.
Dan Viets, a marijuana law and policy expert says,
"You will not cultivate more than 18 plants at a time, six of them can be mature, six can be over 14 inches but not yet mature, and six more under 14 inches seeds or seedlings and clones," said marijuana policy expert Dan Veits.
Growing those 18 marijuana plants is for personal use only under Amendment 3.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says you cannot sell or give them to someone else. The department also says plants and marijuana produced by the plants in excess of 3 ounces must be kept at home.
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So where can you grow?
"Growing has to be done in an enclosed and locked area," Viets said. "It doesn't have to be Fort Knox. It just has to be a place with a lock on it, it has to be in a location where the plants are not visible to the general public."
Those who want to start a legal marijuana growing operation will need a license to do so, which costs $100.
To apply for a license you will have to provide personal information such as a driver's license and Social Security number. You will also need to provide the address of where the plants will be grown.
Viets says if you choose to not obey the guidelines under Amendment 3 you can suffer some consequences."
"You can be subject to a fine and subject to losing your option, your right to cultivate," Viets said.
According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, licenses are valid for one calendar year from the date of approval and must be renewed every year.
