The proposed regulations were approved nearly three years after marijuana was legalized in New York and include a provision that would allow retail marijuana store owners and operators to sell starter plants to customers. They are still subject to a 60-day public comment period before they can go into effect.

That sets up a tight timeline for individuals to legally grow their own marijuana — up to six marijuana plants with three mature and three immature. An immature plant is one that does not have visible flowers or buds. The regulations indicate someone could grow pot on their property or in their residence.

The rules are set to be formally approved as New York is just a few months away from its fourth outdoor growing season since marijuana was legalized in the spring of 2021, a law that led many people to wrongly believe they could grow their own marijuana without a license or — as of October 2022 — without a medical prescription for cannabis. [Read More @ The Albany Times-Union]