Purchasing a Collective

Okay, I know this is everyones dream, right? Well I am actually in a unique position to do just that. I have some interested investors lined up, and I am currently looking at a couple of different options.

The thing that concerns me is the ICO in Los Angeles. It appears that all of these clubs that I am looking at began operating after the moratorium came into effect. Does that mean that these clubs are illegally operating? What is the current situation in that regard? In other words, if I purchase one of these collectives do I stand to be prosecuted by the state (or city)?