I was a marijuana farmer. Instead of identifying myself as a consumer of marijuana products, I was now growing the plant itself. Shortly after Hickenlooper’s historic signature, I found myself wanting to grow cannabis for the first time. Finding the Plant There’s a modest, no-frills medical marijuana shop near my home that I sometimes frequent. With marijuana finally legal for the first time in modern history, and with cannabis surpassing alcohol as my personal intoxicant of choice, it was time to grow my first plant.
In November 2012, my Colorado neighbors and I voted to legalize adult-use cannabis.
The following month, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Amendment 64 into the state constitution, immediately legalizing the cultivation, possession and use of marijuana – though the legal sales would take more than a year to begin.
Shortly after Hickenlooper’s historic signature, I found myself wanting to grow cannabis for the first time. I hardly have a green thumb, but how many times have I heard the adage, “It grows like a weed?”
But does...
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