The Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED), which oversees both the medical and recreational marijuana programs, originally only allowed business owners with previous experience selling medical marijuana open recreational retail locations. Initial regulations set in place by officials put a cap on the maximum amount of cannabis growers and cultivators could legally produce.
… Updated, revised cultivation rules released during a public hearing earlier this week introduced new production caps that would allow indoor marijuana warehouses to produce up to 3,600 plants while greenhouse and outdoor growers can produce up to 1,800 plants. Previously, under the original policy, cultivators were only allowed to grow inside of warehouses. With applications for new growers becoming available this summer, many eager outdoor cultivators have expressed dissatisfaction with the limitation on greenhouse and outdoor grow sites. However, because these sites often yield twice as many plants as indoor warehouses, officials are hesitant to offer looser restrictions.
