CmB magazine cmba-achc.ca spring 2017 | 47
cannabisconundrum
The Canadian government has been loosening restrictions on
marijuana, but brokers looking to finance current or former grow ops
remain very much in the weeds
By Samantha Gale, CmBa exeCutive DireCtor
M
ost mortgage
brokers have found
it exceptionally
challenging to find
lenders willing to lend on
properties that have been used as
grow ops – this goes not only for
illegal grow ops and meth labs,
but also duly licensed and exempt
marijuana operations inside
homes and commercial premises.
A GrowinG ConCern
