Several years ago, I had written in this blog about commercial real estate and land use challenges that were surfacing in connection with marijuana-related businesses. One of those posts focused on a March 2016 decision by California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal, which held that the City of Upland’s 2013 adoption of a zoning amendment banning mobile medical marijuana … [Read more...] about California Supreme Court rules that San Diego’s medical marijuana zoning ordinance is a “project” requiring environmental review, marking a clear change in course
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Think twice before leasing commercial space to “legal” marijuana businesses
It’s legal in 19 states, and two of those states don’t even require a prescription (Colorado and Washington State), but while marijuana dispensaries and retail outlets may seem to be ideal tenants for “challenging” commercial or retail spaces, experts caution that the status of those marijuana-related businesses under the law is in limbo, and real estate owners could find … [Read more...] about Think twice before leasing commercial space to “legal” marijuana businesses