DENVER (AP) — Hoping to preserve its marijuana law under the next president, Colorado is planning a slate of legislation designed to crack down on cannabis that is grown legally but then sold on the black market.
The goal is to cut down on complaints that Colorado’s liberal allowances for growing cannabis without a license has created a thriving network of illegal growers. Colorado allows medical marijuana patients to grow up to 99 plants, far beyond other marijuana states, and it also allows recreational users to group their allotted six plants into massive co-ops, entire greenhouses of cannabis that aren’t tracked or taxed.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says the state’s generous cannabis allowances make it almost impossible for cops to tell legitimate growers from black-market fronts, and he is calling for a several new laws to crack down. Proposals include a ban on group recreational grows and new paperwork requirements for people who grow medical marijuana.
