I have read the "read first" post, and I understand that this forum is not to be used to aid people in breaking the law. I seek to better understand the legal situation in IL, after the new laws take effect in 2020, in order to avoid breaking the law.
Medical Marijuana card holders can home grow up to 5 plants, and a caregiver can grow up to 12 for each patient. But, recreational users are not allowed to home grow. But, the penalty for growing 5 plants or less is only up to a $200 fine, no incarceration, and is just a civil violation, not even a misdemeanor.
So, I'm curious as to what happens to a recreational user that gets caught growing up to 5 plants at home. Would this hypothetical user merely be subject to a $200 fine? Would the grow equipment and plants be confiscated? Would the plants be weighed if they were in the flowering stage, and any amount exceeding 30g be considered illegal, even if it's not yet matured and dried and in a consumable form, thus deepening the doodoo our hypothetical recreational grower would be in?
I apologize if I've crossed the line asking these questions, but I've scoured the internet and even emailed a couple of lawyers, and haven't gotten a response.
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I couldn’t agree more. I know it took Michigan a while to iron out the details and the eventually straightened things out. Hopefully IL will do the same.
A dispensary employee informed me that the most I can legally possess at one time is 2.5 ounces. I’m trusting him since I haven’t found a clear definition regarding how much I can legally possess.
I’m a licensed medical marijuana card holder in Illinois who will be growing come Jan 1st and I agree with mwhite9829. If you choose not to acquire a medical card and are caught with plants then it’s going to be up to the officer on how they want to deal with it. Currently there are a lot of unanswered questions. As a medical card holder the most I can possess is 2.5 ounces, but 5 plants will produce much more than 2.5 ounces. As the law currently sits if my 5 plants produces more than 2.5 ounces than I’m in violation of the possession law. It really is a joke. I want to abide by the laws, but the laws need to be just. I hope they will address these concerns and issues, but the employees at the dispensary say it seems like from what they are hearing that the state doesn’t want people to grow and would prefer they spend their money at the dispensaries. No surprise really.