A. Cannabis plant growth cycle: For purposes of this rule, the cannabis plant growth cycle is based on the following four stages:
- (1) germination stage includes a seed sprouting to form a seedling;
- (2) seedling stage includes a shoot emerging from the soil surface, eventually forming the first leaves;
- (3) vegetative stage is the period of growth between germination and the beginning of flowering, including cloned cannabis plants; and
- (4) flowering stage is the reproductive state of the cannabis plant in which there are physical signs of flower budding out of the nodes in the stem.
- B. Mature cannabis plant: For purposes of this rule, a mature cannabis plant shall be a female cannabis plant in the flowering stage.
[16.8.8.8 NMAC - N, 08/24/2021]