One. It only takes one live plant to be cultivating. They use words like that because that is the way the laws they have made word it. Makes for more felonies charges. Also more fines. Let's see that's posession, cultivating, processing, with intent to sell and deliver. Our laws are screwed up whack.

Grow a good plant and get high.
Get busted with plant and learn how much freedom you don't have

The lack of money does not afford you the lack of justice, however more money does afford you more justice. Ask my lawyer.