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Q. How much marijuana can an individual have under Amendment 64?
A. Anyone older than 21 legally could possess less than an ounce. The law also allows an individual to grow six marijuana plants, three of which could be flowering at a time in a private, enclosed and secure facility — which could be a home or apartment.
The 1-ounce limit applies to possession anywhere outside the facility.
People would be allowed to "keep the remaining harvest, which will end up being more than an ounce," McAllister said.
Q. Do you have to be a Colorado resident to legally possess marijuana here?
A. No.
"It is absolutely not tied to residency at all," McAllister said.
The law mandates that the state adopt a regulatory framework by July 2013 to allow for businesses to sell marijuana for recreation. The first state-approved marijuana stores could be open by about January 2014.
But much like with with alcohol and fireworks, the laws of neighboring states apply as soon as a person crosses the border. When and if the marijuana stores open to the public, tourists would have just as much a right to buy pot as residents.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/08/colorado-marijuana-legalized-question-answer/1692117/
A. Anyone older than 21 legally could possess less than an ounce. The law also allows an individual to grow six marijuana plants, three of which could be flowering at a time in a private, enclosed and secure facility — which could be a home or apartment.
The 1-ounce limit applies to possession anywhere outside the facility.
People would be allowed to "keep the remaining harvest, which will end up being more than an ounce," McAllister said.
Q. Do you have to be a Colorado resident to legally possess marijuana here?
A. No.
"It is absolutely not tied to residency at all," McAllister said.
The law mandates that the state adopt a regulatory framework by July 2013 to allow for businesses to sell marijuana for recreation. The first state-approved marijuana stores could be open by about January 2014.
But much like with with alcohol and fireworks, the laws of neighboring states apply as soon as a person crosses the border. When and if the marijuana stores open to the public, tourists would have just as much a right to buy pot as residents.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/08/colorado-marijuana-legalized-question-answer/1692117/