Dear Pot Lawyer,
I can grow my own pot, right?
Under state law, yes. Under federal law, no. Note also that here in Oregon, the rules differ for medical and recreational users. Medical marijuana users are defined as individuals who suffer from a qualifying condition and who have received a medical marijuana card upon “recommendation” (not prescription) from an attending physician. The list of qualifying conditions is a real parade of horribles, but any form of “severe pain” should suffice to acquire a card.
Medical patients can grow up to six plants and enlist other registered persons to grow cannabis on their behalf. As to recreational users, those adults may grow up to four plants in one residence. Note that the limit is on the residence, not the person. This means that you and your five roommates get four plants total. Please also note that you must keep those four plants out of public view (no weed in porch pots, on the boulevard, etc.), and once you harvest, you can possess up to eight ounces of usable weed at your place.
Oregon’s home-grow program stacks up rather nicely against other states with legalized recreational cannabis.