What liability does one have if their roommates grow Marijuana?

Question

Serious responses only please.

What legal liability does a renter have if he discovers his roommates are growing marijuana?

Is this liability affected by whether or not the renter has signed a lease? If the renter has not signed a lease, could he simply say that he was unaware that the plants were on the property? Furthermore, does having signed a lease make the renter jointly liable for the plants?

Answer 1

you could be charged as an accessory to possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell.

Answer 2

I wouldn't put too much stock into the feigning ignorance tactic, since you do know, and more than likely you'll get tripped up in a lie. If they are growing it in a common area, then it gets harder to prove that you or this person has nothing to do with it.

This person sounds as if he or she wants to avoid problems, he or she should move now. It could turn out that the marijuana growing roommates will try to plead out of their problems by blaming the gardening on the other roommate.

Answer 3

I'm not a lawyer but I would think that if your roommate gets busted for the weed you're going down with him cause you live there as well. If he takes full responsibility for it then maybe you're off the hook. I'd move ASAP!!!!!!!

Answer 4

If your name is on the lease, you are guilty of possession.

Answer 5

You are an accomplice. You should ask your roomate to stop it, or ask them to leave, or call the cops. Otherwise, if he gets busted, you will too.