Perspective
Oct. 27, 2011
Landlords: US attorneys’ new target in the war on pot
Federal prosecutors are pressuring landlords who rent to marijuana dispensaries to shutter the operations. By Stephen K. Lightfoot II of Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley PC
The latest step the federal government is taking in the war against California's marijuana industry is to threaten landlords and property owners who rent space to dispensaries or allow lessees to grow pot with criminal prosecution and civil forfeiture lawsuits. Recently, the four U.S. attorneys in California issued a joint statement outlining their new approach. The statement revealed that prosecutors in the Central District recentl...
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