OAKLAND CA Nov 23 2021— An exchange of gunfire early Sunday between looters and security guards at an East Oakland marijuana business left a suspect wounded, authorities said. The marijuana dispensary and distribution center in the 300 block of Pendleton Way was one of several targeted by looters between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. Sunday […]
SALEM, Ore. October 20 2021— On the same day last week that a southern Oregon county declared a state of emergency amid a sharp increase in illegal cannabis farms, police raided a site that had about 2 tons of processed marijuana and 17,500 pot plants. The raid illustrates that the proliferation of industrial-scale marijuana farms […]
Denver CO Sept 16, 2021 Off-duty cops in Colorado still are not allowed to work security at any marijuana dispensary or related business. Because of federal laws that put marijuana in the same class of drugs as heroin and cocaine, no law enforcement in the country can provide security for any part of the marijuana […]
RICHMOND, Va. August 7 2021– Products for sale online sound a lot like children’s candy: Whiz Edibles Strawberry Gummies, Neon Sour Bears, Mini Brownies and Doobie Doo Cookies. “If you’re not there the child sees the medicine on the table and think it’s candy,” said Dr. Rutherfoord Rose, Director of the Virginia Poison Center located at […]
SAN FRANCISCO CA July 10 2021 An armed security officer guarding a marijuana dispensary has been attacked, disarmed and held against his will according to police. Security cameras captured the organized robbery on the south slope of Potrero Hill at about 6 o’clock Wednesday evening. The video shows numerous suspects rush to the front of […]
Charlotte NC July 2 2021 The spread of legalization to new states, particularly on the East Coast, is providing new opportunities for security companies that provide armed guards to cannabis businesses, and for veterans with firearms training. Paul Ballenger, Chief Executive Officer of Invicta Solutions is a Marine veteran and Army Reservist with about 400 armed […]
UNION CITY CA July 1 2021 — A major illegal marijuana grow house operation with thousands of plants was discovered by police in one of Union City’s industrial areas after a group of men robbed a warehouse overnight and shot at a security guard, police said Tuesday. Around 1:20 a.m., police said officers were sent to […]
LOS ANGELES CA June 18 2021 A suspect was killed and a security officer was wounded after a gun battle erupted outside a Highland Park marijuana dispensary Thursday afternoon, according to police. Los Angeles police say an argument between the dispensary’s security guard and two suspects led to the shooting around 4:40 p.m. outside the Green […]
OKLAHOMA CITY OK May 25 2021 Officials say no arrests have been made in connection to a deadly shooting in southwest Oklahoma City. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Sunday, officers were called to a reported shooting at the Stability Cannabis Shop, located near I-40 and Meridian. When police arrived at the scene, they learned that one […]
OKLAHOMA CITY OK May 23 2021 Two suspects have been arrested and charged after a string of dispensary robberies. The suspects are identified as 20-year-old Marvin Crosby and his accomplice Dametrius Turner. The crimes started about a month ago. At one dispensary, Crosby allegedly disarmed the store’s security guard and held him at gunpoint. Another employee […]