Legal home-grow state · rules as of July 2026

Best cannabis seeds for New York

Home cultivation is legal for adults 21+: up to three mature and three immature plants per person, capped at twelve per household. Landlords can restrict growing on their property.

Home-grow allowance

6 plants per person, 12 per household (3 mature per person)

Rules change; verify current state and local law before planting.

Season & seed strategy

Humid continental season, roughly June through early October outdoors. Humidity through late summer makes mold resistance and faster finishers valuable; autos dodge the September rains.

Evidence-ranked picks for New York

1
Cherry Cola Auto
Auto · 1 grow audited · from $13.39/seed
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2
Strawberry Banana Auto
Auto · 1 grow audited · from $14/seed
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3
Tropicana Cookies Auto
Auto · 1 grow audited · from $14/seed
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4
Northern Lights Auto
Auto · 56d seed to harvest · from $8.65/seed
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5
Northern Light Automatic Auto
Auto · 56-63d seed to harvest · 4 grows audited · from $9.83/seed
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6
Apple Betty Auto
Auto · 5 grows audited · from $16.85/seed
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7
Purple Juice Auto
Auto · 1 grow audited · from $16.85/seed
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8
White Widow Autoflower Auto
Auto · 1 grow audited · from $16.85/seed
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9
Lemon Cherry Cookies Auto
Auto · 2 grows audited · from $14.42/seed
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10
Forbidden Runtz Auto
Auto · 2 grows audited · from $13.39/seed
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Other legal home-grow states:California Michigan Ohio Virginia Colorado Massachusetts Missouri Minnesota New Mexico Oregon Maine

This page is educational and covers only states with legal adult-use home cultivation as of July 2026. It is not legal advice; verify your state and local rules. Picks are ranked by real grow evidence, see methodology. Seed links are affiliate links; they never influence the ranking.