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Robbing A MMJ Dispensary

Discussion in 'Medical Marijuana Usage and Applications' started by BlazinBlizzard, Jan 24, 2010.

  1. Since Colorado passed Amendment 20 there have been something like 35+ dispensary robberys in one form or another. This is just more ammunition that the conservatives will use to say that MMJ "causes crime". FUCK it seems like every time I turn on the news another dispensary is getting it (including tonight).

    Like how fucked-up do you have to be to rob people of their badly needed medicine and attempt to put a small business owner out of business.

    Its giving the entire industry and the people involved in it a bad name, and is among the leading reasons the amendment is being looked at for revision.

    /rant :(
     

  2. people rob gun stores all the time The dispensaries im sure are insured and it won't effect them that much. Hell anyways some of them are propably setting it up themselves
     

  3. Why the fuck would you rob a gun store? You know those employees stay strapped.
     


  4. LMAO. seriously haha.



    thats too bad to here really..
     
  5. Ironically, it's probably the same "government message" of drug dealers as multi-millionaires that's causing all the robberies.

    You hear stories on the news about how marijuana is now "big business" and it becomes a tempting target.
     
  6. #6 Malenki, Jan 24, 2010
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    Gun stores in gun Unfriendly states do not stay strapped, its simply just not legal and their family future is at stake. ATF and local boys are in there all the time and it is their job to put noncompliant FFLs out of business that break the laws. Used to work at one, we would stay straped, other wise my ass wouldnt of worked there. Even so you wouldnt believe the shit people would try. I am sure the same goes for dispensaries, they are a Class A target and criminals know it. How you relate it to anti conservatism is beyond me though. Im a conservative, a business owner has a right to sell and a right to protect his investment. Where I worked was pretty much one giant safe and security system and dispensaries should be to.
     
  7. How often do they rob liquor stores
    http://www.oaklandcityattorney.org/PDFS/Legal Briefs/GoodBadUgly5-2004.pdf

     

  8. I meant at night when nobody is there:rolleyes:
     
  9. Yeah I do think it is quite sad, for all the people who rely on these dispensaries for their medication, and the owners of these buildings. The government doesn't even care because they don't want us having medical cannabis in the first place, there is so much blind hate towards something so misunderstood
     
  10. They can't really use this because people rob/break into liquor stores and pharmacies all the time.
     
  11. I'm not surprised. Until it is legalized for everybody and not just with a script this will keep happening. Me and millions of other people will still be buying it the illegal way since we just smoke for recreational use and not medical. I'm not condoning it or saying it's right by any means, but in the long run this is still the governments fault. Sure, there would still be robberies here and there but I suspect the ones you are talking about are people wanting to sell it.
     
  12. Dispensarys are rip off artists anyway, you're better off being a caregiver.
     


  13. I'm glad you think it's funny.

    A friend of mine who owned a gun store, and who was always armed, was killed by a thief who also shot his dog about 15 years ago.

    Not funny man.

    There's a plaque up at Dog Beach in San Diego commemorating him. He was a good man.
     
  14. add to the fact that criminals are not the brightest people in the world.
     
  15. He wasn't laughing at your friend........
     
  16. You'd be surprised at how intelligent some criminals are.
     
  17. riiiiiiiiiiight....

    there may be stupid criminals, but there are genius ones too, believe me
     
  18. ^ Indeed there are just look at the Oceans 11-13. Lol jk, but there are very smart criminals out there.
    On the other hand there are also extremely dumb criminals out there also. A gun store not 5 minutes away from me got robbed a long time ago. The dude rammed in with his truck in the middle of the day and attempted to rob them at gun point. He didn't realize that there was more than 1 person at the store who had access to a gun...
     
  19. Those are the ones who don't get caught, we only read about the stupid ones:)
     
  20. This is for when some prohib screams that dispensaries/collectives cause crime! I'd bookmark it for future use, since who'd know more about where crime happens than a LA Police Chief! ! ;)

    Opposing Views: L.A. Police Chief-Marijuana Collectives Don't Attract Crime

    L.A. Police Chief-Marijuana Collectives Don't Attract Crime

    Opinion by ASA
    (January 18, 2010) in Society / Drug Law



    By Don Duncan

    Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck told reporters at the Daily News that medical cannabis collectives do not attract crime, adding that “Banks are more likely to get robbed than medical marijuana dispensaries.” The Los Angeles City Council should consider the Chief’s words carefully as they make final decisions about regulations for hundreds of patients’ associations in the city on Tuesday. If adopted as written, the ordinance may make finding a suitable location almost impossible.

    Responding the concern from Neighborhood Councils, law enforcement, and the media, the City Attorney and Councilmembers have created tough location restrictions for collectives. Collectives cannot be adjacent to, across the street from, or across an ally from any residential use. The Council will decide on Tuesday if the facilities should be 500 or 1,000 feet from a laundry list of sensitive uses – schools, public parks, public libraries, religious institutions, licensed child care facilities, youth centers, substance abuse rehabilitation centers, or other medical cannabis collectives.

    Even the best case scenario under the proposed regulations is not good news for patients in Los Angeles. Most of the city’s collectives will be forced to close, and it is unlikely many will find a new property that meets the tough requirements. One solution may be to allow a “Good Neighbor” exception for any collective that has not been the subject of community complaints. That would let conscientious collectives stay in their existing location and avoid an interruption in service for patients.

    We will find out on Tuesday if the City Council hears Chief Beck’s analysis and adopts rules that treat collectives like health care facilities with a proven track record as good neighbors, or like public nuisances. Patients and advocates hope cooler heads will prevail.






    And gripe about that ordinance if you are anywhere near LA! :mad: No other herbal medicine has these restrictions- yet many, easily available, herbal medicines are not as safe as cannabis!


    Granny :wave:
     

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