United States v. Premises Known as 8584 Old Brownsville Road, Shelby County, Tennessee, Etc.

BAILEY BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves the interpretation of 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), the forfeiture provision of the Psychotropic Substances Act of 1978. The government filed a civil forfeiture complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee against the defendant-appellee real property, alleging that it was purchased with money gained from an illegal marijua na transaction, and so was forfeitable under the statute. The district court granted the appellee’s motion to dismiss on the ground that 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) does not apply to real…