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July 28, 2014

Before you smoke pot, check your HOA

  • Homeowners' associations can't ban members from using marijuana in their homes when it's legal, but if neighbors can see or smell weed that's a different matter.

    • DENVER (AP) — Pot may be legal in some states — but the neighbors don't have to like it.

    Marijuana and hemp have joined wacky paint colors and unsightly fences as common neighborhood disputes facing homeowners' associations. Though a few HOAs have willingly changed their rules to accommodate for legal marijuana use or home-growing, many more are banning home pot smoking.


     
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