Pot growing grows up

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Because of the legalizing of marijuana Durango and La Plata County, residents can now grow for their own use. It has been safer than before because

JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald

Because of the legalizing of marijuana Durango and La Plata County, residents can now grow for their own use. It has been safer than before because

Growing marijuana at home has become safer and, some say, less popular as Colorados legal landscape has changed.

Under Amendment 64, Colorado residents age 21 and older may grow up to six plants at home. But many users say they arent growing their own.

At the end of the day, theres not that many people exercising their right to grow marijuana under Amendment 64 and thats because people can just go into a store and buy it, said Brian Vicente, executive director of Sensible Colorado. Its like you can homebrew, but you can just go into the liquor store and buy it.

Marijuana stores also offer a greater variety of products than any home grower can hope to match, featuring different strains, edible marijuana-laced products and accessories.

Before Amendment 64 went into effect, home marijuana grows were often haphazard, and some were blamed for causing fires. Most tragically, in 2009, a Durango man named Dan Middleton was killed when his grow operation caused a fire in his condominium.

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