If my name is on a lease for a grow house, how much liability do I have?
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If my name is on a lease for a grow house, how much liability do I have?
A friend of mine recently asked me put my name on a lease for a house that he wants to grow marijuana in. I would not have to pay rent, live there or be part of the operation other than having my name on the lease. I have zero moral reservations but I want to know what could happen if the house got raided, surely there would be backlash for me, I just want to know what that would look like. Also, I smoke recreationally from time to time if that matters.
Asked on April 26, 2012 under Criminal Law, Kentucky
Answers:
Ted Palmer / Ted Palmer, Attorney at Law
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
I suspect you know the answer to your own question. In the hypothetical you describe, there would be exposure for being knowingly complicit in cultivation, posession, and possibly trafficking.
Kevin Bessant / Law Office of Kevin Bessant & Associates
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Having a ownership or possessory interest in the home does not automatically equate to criminal liability unless you had knowledge of the weed growing there and conspired with the perpertrators by allowing them to grow the illegal marijuana in the home.
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