purchasing an industrial property with potential pot growing

[George P. Borstell]

In process of making a purchase and found a potential pot growing facility. No weed found, but a room that appears to be set up for growing is in the unit. TAW located in M. Anyone deal with this? Any advise? Thank you

[Michaela G.]

I believe that  marijuana has been legalized in Massachusetts, so, calling the cops for what?

Is this a deal? If so, then I'd be more worried about making sure that the electrical service is up to snuff and that you don't include water in the rent. Also, how secure is the facility? I would ask for higher deposit, but pretend that I don't know what this is for. 

While it's still illegal federally, I think the risk of them clapping down on businesses in a legalized state is pretty small. 

They can't just come and seize your property. I've been dealing with low-income property and twice I got a letter from police, stating that one of my tenants was arrested for dealing (they had to do 3 under cover buys) and if they were caught again in the future, they'd then seize my property. So, there's a legal process that they have to go through. They have to notify you and give you the chance to rectify the situation - evict then. Apart from that, if it's legal, the police doesn't really have any reason to create problems.