Colorado legal term
Plant in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Plant” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Plant” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Plant" means any cannabis plant in a cultivating medium which plant is more than four inches wide or four inches high or a flowering cannabis plant regardless of the plant's size. (C.R.S. § 18-18-406)
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