The Montezuma County Sheriff\u2019s Office is asking residents to report large-scale home marijuana grows.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the biggest regulatory hurdles in Colorado is the allowance of home grows, loopholes that allow for nearly unlimited plant counts and a lack of regulation of massive grow operations, which often exist in residential neighborhoods,\u201d according to the Nov. 25 post on the sheriff\u2019s Facebook page.\u201cAll of these factors combine to create a great deal of confusion to local law enforcement and local governments,\u201d the post added.<\/p>\n
The post added that it was difficult to determine whether home grows were legal because of \u201cambiguous laws regarding marijuana cultivation and sales.\u201d<\/p>\n
Under Colorado law, an adult is allowed to grow up to six marijuana plants at home. No more than a dozen plants are allowed per residence regardless of the number of adults living there.<\/p>\n
The law also limits home marijuana production to fully enclosed and locked spaces, indoors or outdoors. Colorado law prohibits the sale of homegrown marijuana.<\/p>\n
Several Cortez Journal email requests to elaborate on the Facebook post went unanswered by the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n