If you could move anywhere in North America...

[D. B. Doober]

check out the Boston area

 

[amannamedtruth]

I'm going to start looking for property in North California. That 99 plants for med is absolutely mind blowing. 45 plants here in Washington State is nice but it doesn't leave a lot of room for experimentation or breeding which is some of the main stuff I'm interested in.

You can still get raided in NorCal for having 99 plants. You see it on the news all the time...Mendo is the friendliest with 99, but the check out the rest of the county guidelines in the link...

Not that I'm saying don't, I'm all for civil disobedience...just don't think you are in the clear.

I've known a few people that have had their crops taken at the hands of the Humboldt County Sheriff.

And if you are...make sure all your shit is legit and permited (buildings, grading, excavation, dust control, legal water source, responsible tree cutting and land management, careful with fires). Not following these rules will definitely attract unwanted attention.

http://www.canorml.org/medical-marijuana/local-growing-limits-in-california

NOTE: On May 22, 2008, the Second District of California Court of Appeals ruled that the state limits on medical marijuana possession and cultivation established under SB 420 are unconstitutional. The court's reasoning would seem to apply only when the SB 420 numbers are used to limit patients' rights, but has been interpreted otherwise by police who would prefer to ignore them. On January 21, 2010, the California Supreme Court in essence affirmed the ruling.
California NORML strongly advises Prop 215 patients to continue following the SB 420 guidelines – six mature or 12 immature plants and 8 ounces of processed marijuana except where local guidelines specify more. The Supreme Court’s recent Kelly decision has been widely misinterpreted to imply that the limits no longer apply, and that patients can therefore grow as much as they want. In fact, the Court’s decision lets the police arrest anyone who exceeds the guidelines, The only thing it disallows is for the guidelines to be used as a basis for conviction in criminal trials.
So, unless you don’t mind being arrested and dragged into court for a felony trial, where you will have to show that the amount of marijuana you had was consistent with your medical needs, the best rule of thumb is to follow the guidelines. The Kelly decision simply re-affirms the original intent of SB 420, which was to establish reasonable guidelines for arrest - not automatic limits for guilt.
Some doctors are charging clients extra for so-called "cultivation licenses" supposedly entitling them to grow more than the normal number of plants. There is no such thing as a "cultivation license" under California law. Any patient with a California physician's recommendation may legally cultivate or possess as much marijuana as they need for their own personal medical use, and no more. No physician can authorize them to cultivate more (they can only testify in court that a certain amount of marijuana is consistent with the individual patient's needs, and they do not have professional competence to prescribe plant numbers).