In 2021, a California couple bought a home and faced more than $1 million in fines linked to the previous owner's cannabis operation; five years later, a settlement cleared the disputed penalties
- cannabisRepresentative imageWhen Corrine and Doug Thomas bought a property in Humboldt County, California, in 2021, they expected to take ownership of a home and land.
- Instead, they inherited a legal dispute connected to the previous owner’s alleged cannabis operation.
- County officials sought more than $1 million in penalties against the couple, along with roughly $200,000 to demolish a barn where cannabis had reportedly been grown.
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- cannabisRepresentative imageWhen Corrine and Doug Thomas bought a property in Humboldt County, California, in 2021, they expected to take ownership of a home and land.
- Instead, they inherited a legal dispute connected to the previous owner’s alleged cannabis operation.
- County officials sought more than $1 million in penalties against the couple, along with roughly $200,000 to demolish a barn where cannabis had reportedly been grown.
Sources: Times of India