Virginians can manufacture legally?

[BurnhardLonger]

From norml.org-(VA.)Cultivation of marijuana is punishable by 5 - 30 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000. A conviction for manufacturing marijuana must include proof that the marijuana was being grown for a purpose other than the growerâ??s personal use.
So if I was growing for myself ,thats ok?Does anyone know what this means?
I didnt ask norml ,or my local 'friendly' lawer yet.Wanted to try here first.Thanks

[Thanos]

Wouldnt really matter because theyd just charge you under the federal law

Less than 50 kg felony 5 years $250,000

I also saw that, which is really funny.


The sentence of death can be carried out on a defendant who has been found guilty of manufacturing, importing or distributing a controlled substance if the act was committed as part of a continuing criminal enterprise â?? but only if the defendant is (1) the principal administrator, organizer, or leader of the enterprise or is one of several such principal administrators, organizers, or leaders, and (2) the quantity of the controlled substance is 60,000 kilograms or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of marijuana, or 60,000 or more marijuana plants, or the if the enterprise received more than $20 million in gross receipts during any 12-month period of its existence.

[jsn9333]

Just from reading what you've referenced here, it sounds like if you a growing a plant or two and don't have any scales or anything else to show you are dealing, then they will hit you with "possession" charges instead of the more serious "manufacturing" charges. I imagine if you had a large number of plants or weighing scales and all that... that would be "proof" that you don't intend to simply smoke all the bud yourself. In that case, you would get the serious manufacturing charge.

In my state you get the manufacturing charges for growing by default... regardless of whether or not you were just growing for your own personal use. In practice though, I think you can plead with the D.A. to reduce the charges if it really does look like personal use (that is, if you were smart enough to not talk to the police until you got a lawyer and still have room to plead down).


From norml.org-(VA.)Cultivation of marijuana is punishable by 5 - 30 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000. A conviction for manufacturing marijuana must include proof that the marijuana was being grown for a purpose other than the growerâ??s personal use.
So if I was growing for myself ,thats ok?Does anyone know what this means?
I didnt ask norml ,or my local 'friendly' lawer yet.Wanted to try here first.Thanks