The home cultivation of medical cannabis will provide certified patients with a cost-effective means of obtaining cannabis through personal cultivation. According to the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA) passed in 2021, home cultivation of medical cannabis is allowed for patients 21 years and older in the state’s Medical Cannabis Program. RELATED: Medical Flower Now Allowed In New York According to Tremaine Wright, who chairs the CCB, “The home cultivation of medical cannabis will provide certified patients with a cost-effective means of obtaining cannabis through personal cultivation,” reported Marijuana Moment. By Nicolas Jose Rodriguez On Thursday, New York’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) voted to file a regulation that would allow certified patients to cultivate up to six cannabis plants for their own therapeutic use. Expungement At the Thursday afternoon meeting, the Office of Cannabis Management provided an update on efforts to expunge cannabis records.