Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HASTINGS CATHERINE	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES INC [ IIPR ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) CFO and Treasurer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, 11440 WEST BERNARDO COURT, SUITE 100	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/11/2021
(Street) SAN DIEGO, CA 92127 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								14205	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units 2020	$0 (1)							(2)	(2)	Common Stock	7323		7323	D
Restricted Stock Units 2021	$0 (1)	1/11/2021		A		2607		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	2607	$0	2607	D
Performance Share Units 2021	$0	1/11/2021		A		8496		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	8496	$0	8496	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents the contingent right to receive, upon vesting of the RSU, one share of Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (the "Company") common stock.
(2)	One-third of the RSUs shall be released from the forfeiture restriction on each of January 1, 2021, January 1, 2022 and January 1, 2023, provided that the reporting person continues to be a non-employee director or employee of the Company on such date. The vesting of RSUs is subject to satisfaction of the vesting conditions under the Company's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the "NQDC Plan").
(3)	One-third of the RSUs shall be released from the forfeiture restriction on each of January 1, 2022, January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024, provided that the reporting person continues to be a non-employee director or employee of the Company on such date. The vesting of RSUs is subject to satisfaction of the vesting conditions under the Company's NQDC Plan.
(4)	Each performance share unit represents the right to receive, following vesting, between 0% and 150% of one share of common stock based upon the achievement of pre-established performance metrics related to relative total shareholder return over the performance period beginning January 11, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2023, and certification of such performance by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company following the conclusion of the performance period.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HASTINGS CATHERINE C/O INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES 11440 WEST BERNARDO COURT, SUITE 100 SAN DIEGO, CA 92127			CFO and Treasurer

Signatures
/s/ Brian J. Wolfe, Attorney-in-Fact		1/12/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date