When is a cutting legally considered a plant?
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CannaDestroyer
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i met some guys in amsterdam that wanted to take fresh cuttings back to somewhere in europe. the reason being that it isn't illegal until they sprout roots. i'm not sure what the laws are regarding this in the us. you may want to try asking in the legal forum.
A cut is a plant once the scissors or razor touch it.
Wrong, my brudda-- an unrooted cutting is just a piece of another plant, once it has roots, it is considered a plant--
Two12sKnockin
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correct kmk...
roots = plant
unrooted = still not good
roots = plant
unrooted = still not good
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Blue Dot
I think what kmk420kali was trying to say was (correct me if I'm wrong) but
roots = plant = cultivation charge
unrooted = still not good = possession charge of whatever "it" weighs.
If it weighs under an ounce in CA it's a missy misdeamenor ticket (still not good but not that bad either)
so whats the difference between a drying bud and an unrooted clone?... I think they might be able to prove some intention if it you had it in a cube.. otherwise how can it be described as a plant if it hasnt been "planted"?
of course what Doc says above is closer to reality .. they would do you for any and everything and probably even pull twigs out of the bin and say they were clones too
(edit - the police in the UK once tried to do me for "supplying a controlled substance"... for passing a joint ... )
of course what Doc says above is closer to reality .. they would do you for any and everything and probably even pull twigs out of the bin and say they were clones too
(edit - the police in the UK once tried to do me for "supplying a controlled substance"... for passing a joint ... )
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Blue Dot
A tray of clones is a tray of clones, rooted or otherwise,, the pigs will count them out as they would mother plants.
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dLeaf
I'm thinking they mean an unrooted cut in your trunk during transportation because a cut ain't gonna live long without roots so it has to go into a medium fairly quick regardless.
I'm also thinking they mean the mail, but am not aware it's more of a crime to ship a live plant (rooted) then the dried product (a cut).
A cut is really just processed MJ (misdeamor) that hasn't dried out fully.
You are wrong my friend. My buddy got caught growing and he had two 120 site ezclones with fresh cuts in them and they charged him for every one of those cuts. He was caught growing 650 plants. I agree that a plant should be considered a plant only when there are roots but in the eyes of the law if you have clones cut in trays or however you are rooting them they will count as plants. Maybe my friend just got the raw end of the deal though and this isnt the norm.
Federal- It's all illegal
Transporting across state lines - Still illegal
Bottom line - Don't count on a court to make this distinction, but unrooted cuts in a garden salad tupperware sure seems like a salad to me!!!
Transporting across state lines - Still illegal
Bottom line - Don't count on a court to make this distinction, but unrooted cuts in a garden salad tupperware sure seems like a salad to me!!!
This is a perfect argument for the propagation technique known as Air Layering for Med patients.
Clones are rooted while still physically attached to the mother plant. Yeah dickheaded LEO could argue "intent" or something. They could also argue intent to sell because you keep sami bags in the kitchen. Point is... You'd be in a much stronger position.
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Clones are rooted while still physically attached to the mother plant. Yeah dickheaded LEO could argue "intent" or something. They could also argue intent to sell because you keep sami bags in the kitchen. Point is... You'd be in a much stronger position.
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M
Mountain
Yeah but for the feds to get involved would have to be a significant amount of unrooted cuts or they just want to make an example of you. Walked into a Cali club for the first time in 5 years and a sign on the wall said basically when it has roots it goes against your count.
nephilthim
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wwwwwwrong! just becasue a peestain leo want to feel his own cock rightin g up charges does not mean that those charges will stick.if asked to produce said plants he will have dried stems and leaves not a plant.
anyone can be charged with a crime the real deal is if the prosecuter agrees and files charges based on the evidence presented.and,then a judge or jury trial to determine if said charges are valid.
Oledad420
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In oregon atleast, and this goes for med card holder and people that are growing illegally, it's not a plant until roots can be seen. I know this for a fact, since I was bust before I got my card and I had 150 cuts going at that time, which they did try and count as plants, but the DA threw that out, right before he decided to throw the whole case out since I had got my med card the week after I was busted.
