Perspective
Aug. 16, 2011
Beware the legal risks of leasing retail space to medical marijuana dispensaries
Landlords can face costly penalties, a one-year loss in rental income and even jail time. By Laura L. Crane of Best Best & Krieger LLP
Since California voters passed the California Compassionate Use Act of 1996, also known as Proposition 215, hundreds of store-front dispensaries selling medical marijuana have opened throughout the state. In Southern California's Inland Empire alone, some 175 dispensaries are operating across Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
While legal battles erupting between the dispensaries and the many cities in which they are located h...
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