The rules have changed considerably over the last couple of years with regards to growing in Holland. We would like to thank the small-minded French for this, as they enjoy blaming their own problems on the Dutch.
I suppose it’s easier than admitting that they’re just incompetent. Anyway listed below are the penalties for being caught growing here in the Netherlands.


0 ~ 5 None.
5 ~ 10 50 Hfl fine per plant, second offence 75 Hfl per plant.
10 ~ 100 125 Hfl fine per plant and or ½ day per plant in prison.
100 ~ 1.000 25,000 Hfl fine and or 2-6 months in prison.
1.000 + 25,000 Hfl fine and or 6 months in prison & 2 years on parole.

An extract from The Smokers Guide to Amsterdam

Marijuana Penalties by State

If a teenager is caught with a joint, this is what they'd face. NB This is with possession with intent, for personal consumption of ONE joint, first offence.
State Jail Fine Drivers Licence
ALABAMA 0~12 months $2,000 Suspended 6 months
ALASKA 0~90 days $1,000
ARIZONA Community Service: 24~360 hours $750 ~ $150,000
ARKANSAS Suspended 6 months
CALAFORNIA $100 Suspended 6 months
Drug Education
COLORADO $100 (plus surcharge)
CONNECTICUT 0~12 months $1,000
DELAWARE 0~6 months $1,150
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0~180 days $1,000 Suspended 6 months
FLORIDA 0~12 months $1,000 Suspended 6 months
GEORGIA 0~12 months $1,000
HAWAII 0~30 days $1000
IDAHO 0~6 months $1,000
ILLINOIS 0~30 days $500
INDIANA 0~12 months $5,000
IOWA 0~5 years $1,000~$5,000 Suspended 1~2 years
KANSAS 0~12 months $2,500
KENTUCKY 90 days~1 year $500 Suspended 1~2 years
LOUISIANA 0~6 months $500 Suspended 90 days~1 year
MAINE $400
MARYLAND 0~12 months $1,000
MASSACHUSETTS Probation
MICHIGAN 0~90 days $100
MINNESOTA $200 Suspended 30 days
Drug Education
MISSISSIPPI $100~$250 Suspended 6 months
MISSOURI 0~12 months $1,000
MONTANA 0~6 months $100~$500
NEBRASKA $100 Drug Education
NEVADA 1~4 years $5,000
NEW HAMPSHIRE 0~12 months Fine; $1000 60 days~2 years
NEW JERSEY 0~6 months $1,000 Suspended 6 months~2 years
NEW MEXICO 0~15 days $50~$100
NEW YORK $100 Suspended 6 months
NORTH CAROLINA 0~30 days $1,000
NORTH DAKOTA 0~30 days $1000
OHIO $100 6 months~5 years
OKLAHOMA 0~12 months $500
OREGON $500~$1,000
PENNSYLVANIA 0~30 days $500 Suspended 6 months
RHODE ISLAND 0~12 months $200~$500
SOUTH CAROLINA 0~30 days $100~$200 Suspended 6 months
SOUTH DAKOTA 0~30 days $100 Suspended 90 days
TENNESSEE 0~12 months $250 minimum
TEXAS 0~180 days $2,000 Suspended 6 months
UTAH 0~6 months $1,000
VERMONT 0~6 months $500
VIRGINIA 0~30 days $500 Suspended 6 months
WASHINGTON 1~90 days $1,000 Suspended 90 days
WEST VIRGINIA $1000 Conditional discharge
WISCONSIN 0~6 months $1,000 Suspended 6 months~5 years
WYOMING 0~12 months $100