Law and responsible growing by country

Where growing is legal, the limits that apply, and where to check the current rules.

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What the law allows, jurisdiction by jurisdiction: home-grow status, plant counts and their basis (per adult vs household, flowering vs total), possession limits, age, visibility and nuisance rules, licensing paths for associations and commercial growers, medical routes, hemp vs cannabis THC thresholds, seed legality in general terms, pesticide and waste rules for growers, and responsible growing (neighbours and odour, children and pets, renting and insurance, electrical and fire compliance, lawful waste disposal). Every page dated and linked to primary sources.

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Legal advice; ways around any rule; transport, sale or supply; cross-border ordering or shipping advice; growing guidance on pages for jurisdictions where cultivation is illegal; lobbying or political commentary.

Europe

LawBeginner6 minCzech Republic: the 2025-26 reformHome growing became legal in Czechia on 1 Jan 2026: 3 plants, 21+, 100 g at home, 25 g public. Whether the plant cap is per adult or household is unresolved.LawBeginner10 minMalta: home grow, CHRA membership and ARUC rules explainedMalta allows 4 plants and 50 g per household at home, plus CHRA membership with a 7 g/day, 50 g/month cap. Dated, sourced, honest about the gaps.

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