Colorado Governor Shares Bonsai Cannabis Growing Tips on Facebook
On the personal Facebook page of Colorado’s current governor, Jared Polis, a post appeared supporting the cultivation of “bonsai-style cannabis,” with links to three articles dedicated to growing such plants at home. Interestingly, one of the articles highlights that this type of cultivation is a good technique for producing strain clones, which can later be used to create larger plantations of full-sized plants.
According to the article, Governor Polis showed interest in the production and cloning of Critical Kush and White Widow strains, which are extremely popular both in Colorado and beyond.
“Remember, Colorado residents have the right to cultivate up to six cannabis plants in their homes,” the governor’s next post notes. “Of course, even these small bonsai plants count as full plants, so don’t forget the main rules to avoid accidentally breaking the law.”
“From my own experience with regular bonsai plants, I can say that this cultivation technique requires serious focus and skill,” he continues. “I’m curious to hear your comments about this cannabis bonsai technique. Is it really as popular and simple as these materials claim?”
Governor Polis Continues to Support Cannabis Reform
Unlike his predecessor, John Hickenlooper, who remained a moderate skeptic regarding cannabis reform, Governor Polis is an open supporter of expanding cannabis reforms in the state. His election campaign was even built on promises to broaden the reach of Colorado’s recreational and therapeutic cannabis market.
Within his first months in office, Mr. Polis began actively fulfilling these promises. In his first year as governor, he achieved the legalization of remote cannabis delivery services and the opening of tasting rooms at cannabis shops. In July, he publicly supported these amendments, noting that such delivery services provide access to legal cannabis for residents of cities and counties with local restrictions on the legal cannabis business, allowing law-abiding citizens to purchase legal products from home instead of turning to the black market.
“Over the past eight years, our state has not only advanced cannabis reform but also paved the way for many other regions of our country, and even entire countries, to legalize medical and recreational cannabis,” he said at the time. “I believe that organizing home delivery services for cannabis is a better alternative to the black market or the risk of increased traffic accidents, since people would otherwise have to drive across several counties for legal cannabis due to local bans.”
Additionally, this summer, the Polis administration launched a website that clearly lists all the successes of cannabis reform in recent years, demonstrating that many prohibitionist scenarios have not materialized during the years of legalization.
It’s worth noting that despite openly discussing home cannabis cultivation, Governor Polis has not admitted whether he personally grows “cannabonsai.” On the other hand, his recommendations might appeal to another governor who openly supports cannabis reforms—Washington State’s Jay Inslee, who stated last December that he grows cannabis “out of botanical interest, not for consumption.”
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