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<br />Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues Presented to the California Chiefs of Police Association April to June 2010 Criminal activity continues to be closely tied to marijuana. As the
<br />business of selling marijuana grows, so does the violent crime that follows its cultivation and sales. A disturbing and continuing trend is the conduct of home invasion robberies resulting
<br />in the victimization of those cultivating and possessing marijuana. Dispensaries are also targeted based upon the availability of larges quantities of drugs and cash. LAPD investigating
<br />third shooting at a medical marijuana dispensary June 30, 2010 Los Angeles police detectives are investigating a robbery at a Northridge marijuana dispensary over the weekend that left
<br />an employee in critical condition after he was shot in the face…..The victim was taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center and was listed in critical condition. The suspects, who were
<br />not immediately identified, made off with approximately $11,000 in cash, police said. The shooting was the third at a medical marijuana dispensaries over a three-day period last week.
<br />Two people were fatally shot Thursday and a third man was wounded in pot shop robberies in Echo Park and Hollywood. It was at least the second time this year that the Northridge dispensary
<br />was targeted. Two suspects are awaiting trial in connection with a shooting that left a 33-year-old clinic employee wounded during an attempt to rob the man of his wallet…… http://latimesblogs.latime
<br />s.com/lanow/2010/06/lapd-investigating-robberyshooting-at-san-fernandovalley-medical-marijuana-dispensary.html 2 marijuana dispensary workers killed hours apart; LAPD probes possible
<br />links L.A. NOW /June 25, 2010 Los Angeles Police Department detectives Friday morning were trying to determine whether there was any connection between two robberies hours apart Thursday
<br />at two medical marijuana dispensaries that left two employees dead. The first robbery occurred at 4:15 p.m. on Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park. The second at 9:15 p.m. a few miles away
<br />on El Centro Avenue in Hollywood…..At the marijuana dispensary in Echo Park, one worker was killed and another was wounded. Officials said the store was ransacked….. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/l
<br />anow/2010/06/2-marijuana-dispensary-workers-killed-hours-apartlapd-probe-possible-links.html Medical Marijuana Involved in Shooting Death By The Bay City News on June 15, 2010 An Oakland
<br />man was arrested yesterday and charged in the shooting death of former USF basketball player Hyman Taylor, Jr., 23, who was found dead in the parking lot of Ikea in Emeryville one week
<br />ago. Police have charged Cassidy O'Connor, 20, in the shooting, which they believe occurred during an attempted robbery gone awry. Police say Taylor and three others were meeting a medical
<br />marijuana dealer in the parking lot and planned to steal the drug. But the dealer was being guarded by an armed man, who hid in bushes near by and fired on the would-be robbers. O’Connor
<br />is being
<br />charged with homicide because of his alleged involvement in a crime that led to someone’s death, an Alameda prosecutor said. Taylor, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was a 6-foot-9-inch, 245-pound
<br />center who last played for the USF basketball team in the 2008-09 season. A USF spokesman said that Taylor had been pursuing a degree in sociology but never graduated. http://www.baycitizen.org/blogs
<br />/pulse-of-the-bay/medical-marijuana-involved-shooting/Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Roman Gokhman column: Concord man's shooting death being investigated CONCORD, Apr 21,
<br />2010 (Contra Costa Times -McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --A 55-year-old man was fatally shot just before midnight Tuesday after answering a knock at his door and
<br />arguing with two men, police said……The victim's son, Anthony Raby, 28, said he believes the men were robbers who were trying to take marijuana or cash. "It was some kind of home invasion
<br />robbery that my father tried to stop," he said……."My dad was a really good person," Raby said. He said he visited his father several times in the house, where the roommates smoked marijuana.
<br />One of them had a medical marijuana card, he said. "But it seemed like an OK environment," said Raby, adding that his father did not use drugs. One of the roommates, who did not give
<br />his name, declined to speak in detail about the victim or the shooting because he had answered them several times for police already. "Ronnie was a nice guy," the roommate said before
<br />driving away. Neighbor Tim Erickson said he has always felt safe on the short street with landscaped yards. "This is normally a very quiet street," Erickson said. "It's certainly a shock
<br />for this to happen here." He said he has been comfortable to let his daughter, who is 17, walk on the street by herself at night. http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/zzhxy_contra-costa-tim
<br />es-walnut-creek-califroman-gokhman-column-concord-man-s-shooting-death-being-i-928554.html Man arrested for attempted murder over medical marijuana Posted: June 21, 2010 09:31 PM PDT
<br />Slab, CA June 21 -A fight over medical marijuana lands one man behind bars for attempted murder. Imperial County Sheriff's Deputies say it happened Saturday morning in Slab City, just
<br />east of Niland. They say 25 year old Christopher McMurty entered his neighbors trailer and attacked him with a crowbar, and attempted to use a pocket knife on him. The 24 year old victim's
<br />mom beat McMurty with a hammer in her son's defense. McMurty was life-flighted to a Palm Springs hospital with head injuries. He was arrested Monday afternoon, and also faces charges
<br />of burglary and assault with a deadly weapon. http://www.kswt.com/Global/story.asp?S=12686455&nav=menu613_1_1 Grass Valley man arrested in connection to 'marijuana transaction gone bad'
<br />By Barbara Barte Osborne /Bee correspondent /April 14, 2010 NEVADA CITY --A Grass Valley man, Louis Riley James, was arrested Tuesday for investigation of homicide in connection with
<br />the death of Kenneth William Painter of Nevada City. James, 35, had been under surveillance as a "person of interest" in the case and was arrested in a traffic stop shortly after he
<br />was seen leaving his home, according to a news release from Sheriff Keith Royal. A search of the home resulted in evidence, including a large quantity of marijuana and a handgun, implicating
<br />James' involvement in the homicide, as did statements obtained during the investigation, the release said. "Based upon information developed, it appears Mr. Painter's death was the result
<br />of a marijuana transaction gone bad," Royal said in the release…..
<br />http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/crime/archives/2010/04/grass-valley-ma-1.html Pot search gone sour turns to murder, police say By Kim Minugh | Sacramento Bee /Posted on Friday,
<br />April 23, 2010 Police announced Thursday the arrests of two young men in connection with the killing last month of a Natomas High School football coach looking to give back to the community
<br />that raised him. Police also shed more light on the circumstances surrounding the March 26 home-invasion robbery during which 26-year-old Salvador Heredia-Arriaga was shot: The suspects
<br />likely had been after marijuana or money from its sale when the holdup went wrong. It is another violent crime in which marijuana has been found at the center – and it has law enforcement
<br />officers again sounding alarms about what many have argued is among the more harmless drugs to consume. "You have to look at it as a commodity," said Sacramento Police Sgt. Norm Leong.
<br />"No matter how legalized it is … you're still going to have crimes related to marijuana."…..marijuana."…..Detectives believe that Reed and the teen had targeted the apartment on River
<br />Plaza Drive in South Natomas because it was known for ongoing marijuana deals, Leong said. Things turned deadly, though, when Heredia-Arriaga showed up to visit friends and startled
<br />the suspects, Leong said. He was the only one shot. "The residents were confronted by the armed men and were cooperative right away. There was no surprise there," Leong said. "When Heredia-Arriaga
<br />walked in, it was a surprise. It was an element (the suspects) had not planned for." It was the second fatal home-invasion robbery potentially involving marijuana in six months in the
<br />city of Sacramento. In October, two men broke into a home on Maccan Court in Meadowview in south Sacramento and killed 24-year-old Michael Thames, leaving a woman and a child untouched.
<br />Thames was growing medicinal marijuana in the home, though police are not sure whether that was the motivation for the robbery because no plants were taken. But local law enforcement
<br />officers say similar but non-fatal home-invasion robberies – where intruders appear to be after pot or cash associated with it – occur with much greater frequency. "Unequivocally, the
<br />vast majority (of home invasions) are weed rips," said Sacramento County Sheriff's Sgt. Tim Curran. He said the department's robbery detectives estimated that 50 to 75 percent of home-invasion
<br />robberies in the unincorporated county – there were 92 in 2009 – can be traced back to pot. Leong said there have been 30 home invasions in the city so far this year. Six o them involved
<br />marijuana, and two others involved unspecified drugs, he said. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/04/23/92760/pot-search-gone-sour-turns-to.html Suspect killed in shootout during home-invasion
<br />robbery in Antioch Husband-and-wife homeowners in critical condition By Matthias Gafni and Paul Burgarino /Contra Costa Times /06/08/2010 ANTIOCH — A botched home-invasion robbery apparently
<br />targeting a marijuana grow early Tuesday left a 15-year-old suspect dead and and a husband and wife critically injured after shots were fired, police said. The injured husband, who shot
<br />and killed one teenage intruder, managed to hold another 17-year-old at gunpoint until police arrived to the house…..Two small children at home at the time of the robbery were uninjured……SWAT
<br />officers and search dogs conducted a yard-byyard search for the missing third suspect, who they believe escaped out the rear window after possibly being wounded. A blood trail was seen
<br />near the window, Cantando said, but it was unknown whether the suspect might have received his wounds from a bullet or during the scuffle……Police are investigating whether the homeowners
<br />had medical marijuana licenses, and it was unclear how many plants were inside the house, Cantando said. Two bedrooms were set up for
<br />marijuana grows, but only one room had plants, he said……Residential marijuana grows and accompanying violence are on the rise in Antioch, said police Lt. Leonard Orman. "I think there
<br />is more marijuana out there to be stolen and with some of the loosening of laws, more people are growing it and there's more opportunity," he said. "A marijuana grower is seen as an
<br />easier mark than someone dealing meth or cocaine." Many thieves believe marijuana growers are less likely to be armed or concerned about security, Orman said. Most of the marijuana operations
<br />Antioch police come across are run by medicinal card holders, with small grows that are in the "ballpark" of allotted amounts. But they also come across illegal grows, which often include
<br />crudely rigged electrical units that can lead to fires — there have been two marijuana-related structure fires this year in Antioch. With the increase in grows comes an increase in opportunists,
<br />the lieutenant said. "It's a lot of money," Orman said, "and a lot of money to lose with these grows." http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_15250980?source=most_viewed Calif. pot robbery
<br />suspects held in GJ By Paul Shockley /Friday, April 30, 2010 A pair of men suspected of attempted murder and robbing a California man’s marijuana were arrested during a traffic stop
<br />on Interstate 70 near Grand Junction last week……An officer wrote in the affidavit that he smelled a strong odor of marijuana in the car, and a search turned up a suitcase holding 3.4
<br />pounds of marijuana and a loaded Glock handgun. Free admitted the suitcase belonged to him, the affidavit said. Free and Miller were wanted on suspicion of attempted murder and robbery
<br />April 21 in San Diego, according to a report published by the San Diego Union-Tribune. The newspaper said one of the men met the victim April 20 at a medical marijuana dispensary in
<br />San Diego, and the victim invited either Miller or Free to smoke marijuana the next day at his home, according to the newspaper’s account. When the victim went to his bedroom to retrieve
<br />the drugs, one of the suspects fired a shot, but missed, and a second man then entered the house and demanded cash, according to the Union-Tribune’s report. Free and Miller are suspected
<br />of stealing cash, marijuana and a cell phone before driving away in a dark sedan, the newspaper said. http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/calif_pot_robbery_suspects_hel Operator
<br />hurt as armed robbers hit Santa Rosa dispensary Written on April 3, 2010 /by Bud Four armed robbers entered a Santa Rosa cannabis club Friday night and stole an undisclosed amount of
<br />marijuana, money and other items, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office said…..The operator of the club, on the 3400 block of Santa Rosa Avenue, was treated for injuries and later released.
<br />Sheriff’s detectives are assisting in the investigation and no other information is available at this time….. http://calpotnews.com/medical-marijuana/operator-hurt-as-armed-robbers-hit-santa-rosa-dis
<br />pensary/Robbers take money, pot from Richmond dispensary By Katherine Tam /Contra Contra Costa Times /05/07/2010 RICHMOND — Robbers stole money and marijuana from a Point Richmond dispensary
<br />Thursday night. Someone walked into the Pacific Alternative Health Center on Washington Avenue at 11:30 p.m. and left the front door open, said police Lt. George Garcia. Three men wearing
<br />hooded clothing came in afterward and confronted an employee. They took cash and some marijuana. No one was injured, Garcia said…… http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/california/ci_15041797
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<br />Pot Dispensary Robberies Plague Downtown By Dennis Romero, Thursday, Apr. 22 2010 @2:46PM The robbery of a Skid Row medical marijuana dispensary this week was one of five such crimes
<br />downtown in the last 18 months, police told blogdowntown. "I know of 14 clinics just in downtown Los Angeles, and five were robbed in the last 18 months," Lt. Paul Vernon, head of Central
<br />Division detectives, told the site. Robbers at City Compassionate Caregivers, 606 E. Fourth St., got away with $1,200, a laptop, and marijuana estimated to be worth $7,000, according
<br />to the blog. The site notes that under the city's new medical marijuana ordinance, which will outlaw pot shops that exist within 1,000 feet of schools, churches, parks and rehab centers,
<br />the dispensary would have to move or shut down. "It's ironic and a bit perplexing that two medical marijuana clinics can operate one block apart in the largest drug recovery area in
<br />Southern California," Vernon said. http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/city-news/pot-shop-robbed-downtown-la/After armed robbery of San Jose pot club, coalition calls for city medical
<br />marijuana ordinance By Sandra Gonzales /05/21/2010 One day after robbers struck a San Jose cannabis club and held employees and customers at gunpoint, a coalition of collectives called
<br />on the City Council to act swiftly in drafting a medical marijuana ordinance. The robbery unfolded at 12:40 p.m. Thursday, when two or three men entered the South Bay Cannamed Patient
<br />Association in the 300 block of Commercial Street. During the takeover, the men held five employees and three patients inside at gunpoint, robbing the dispensary of an undetermined amount
<br />of marijuana. The gunmen also took money from the victims before driving off, San Jose police said. No one was injured during the robbery, police said…… http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/california/ci_
<br />15139321 Medical marijuana stolen during home-invasion robbery in Watsonville By Jennifer Squires /05/26/2010 WATSONVILLE --Armed robbers threatened a teenager with a handgun and stole
<br />stole two mature marijuana plants from a home off Ohlone Parkway on Monday afternoon, police reported…..A 19-year-old woman was home alone and in an upstairs bathroom at the time. She
<br />told police she heard loud banging downstairs and walked into the hallway. There, a female robber pointed a gun in her face and told her to be quiet, according to Sgt. Saul Gonzalez
<br />of Watsonville police. The armed robber was with another woman and two men. They forced the teenager to sit on the floor and close her eyes while they rifled through the house, the victim
<br />told officers. The robbers took two marijuana plants that were ready to harvest, as well as computers, video games and other electronics, according to police. The teen's mother, a medical
<br />marijuana card holder, grew pot in the backyard, Gonzalez said. The teen was not hurt. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_15163155 Armed robber stole medical marijuana By
<br />DAN JOHNSON /ARGUS-COURIER STAFF /Tuesday, May 11, 2010 Petaluma police are seeking to locate a man who allegedly was armed with a handgun as he stole medicinal marijuana from a resident
<br />in a home at Olive and I streets on Monday morning……The victim, who was not injured, told police that the suspect had a handgun, and that he had stolen his medicinal marijuana, and possibly
<br />his cell phone, Cook said. Police found that the cell phone had last been used in the same area, which is near McNear Elementary School, so the school was locked
<br />down at 10:01 a.m…..“The school lockdown ended at 10:15 a.m. because there was nothing to indicate that the suspect was near the school.”…… http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100511/COMMUNITY/100
<br />519892?Title=Armed-robberstole-medical-marijuana Murrieta – Attempted Robbery at Indoor Marijuana Grow By Inland Empire /Apr 22nd, 2010 At about 2245 hours on Tuesday night, Murrieta
<br />Police received a call of a possible shots fired heard in the 39800 block of Snow Gum Lane. The reporting party said three subjects were seen running down the street being chased by
<br />a dog. Investigation revealed the shots came from inside a home in the 39800 block of Snow Gum Lane…..There was an altercation and Anderson was assaulted numerous times by several subjects
<br />on the front lawn. Goasson was actually shot at with a gun while inside the house. The subjects quickly left the area prior to the arrival of police. A handgun was found lying on the
<br />front lawn and was later determined to be stolen from San Bernardino. A protective sweep of the residence revealed a marijuana cultivation using sophisticate equipment in two bedrooms.
<br />In plain view, officers observed items consistent with sales of marijuana. It appeared both Anderson and Goasson were victims of an attempted marijuana rip-off. However, it also appears
<br />they are also in the business of selling marijuana. A search warrant was served at the residence, as well as Goasson’s vehicle. The search warrant revealed a total of 79 plants, approximately
<br />3.6 pounds of trimmed marijuana ready for packaged sale and approximately $4,500.00 in cash…... http://www.mymurrieta.com/wordpress/2010/04/22/murrieta-attempted-robbery-at-indoormarijuana-grow/Fire
<br />and shooting both related to marijuana growing operations By Sean Maher and Harry Harris /Oakland Tribune /05/17/2010 OAKLAND — Officials discovered about 700 marijuana plants in two
<br />separate indoor growing operations Monday morning at the site of an East Oakland home invasion and a house fire near Allendale Park……It took longer than usual to put out because firefighters
<br />were dealing with flareups of hot spots they think were caused by the power system used for the lights and other equipment. Eight car batteries were apparently being used. Nobody was
<br />reported injured in the blaze. Officials found about 300 marijuana plants in the lower levels of the house. The estimated street value of the plants would be more than $100,000…….Several
<br />hours earlier, around 3:15 a.m., a 56-year-old resident of the 3900 block of San Leandro Street called police to report he was beaten and shot by two men trying to find his marijuana
<br />growing operation. The man told police two suspects broke into his house around 2 a.m., tied him up, beat him and shot him in the leg trying to get him to tell them where they could
<br />find the key to a former liquor store below his apartment, where a large marijuana grow was located…..Police found about 400 marijuana plants in various stages of growth in the lower
<br />level of the building. Some plants were ready for harvest and could have a street value around $100,000, police said. http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_15102367
<br />Vista, California – Shot fired at Home Invasion Robbery By admin • Apr 22nd, 2010 …….Deputies contacted the victim, a 32 year old male who resides at the location. The victim reported
<br />that he met a male on April 20, 2010 at the “Cal Med 420 Medical Marijuana Dispensary”
<br />located on Rosecrans in San Diego. The victim invited the male to his home for the purpose of smoking marijuana together. The victim claims to have medical problems necessitating the
<br />use of marijuana. When the victim went to his bedroom to get the marijuana, the guest pulled a handgun and fired one shot missing him. The bullet lodged in the wall. The suspect ordered
<br />the male to lay on the ground and demanded his marijuana as a second suspect entered the residence from outside demanding “the money”. The victim pleaded for his life and gave the suspects
<br />his money. He additionally reported a loss of a quantity of marijuana and a bong…… http://blog.drivinglaws.org/2010/04/22/vista-california-shot-fired-at-home-invasion-robbery/SF Man
<br />Beaten In Home Invasion Robbery Posted: April 15, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO --A man was beaten and robbed Wednesday night in an apparent home invasion robbery in the city's Ingleside neighborhood,
<br />but later stopped cooperating with investigators when his roommate offered a slightly different story, police said…..A 22-year-old man who lived there said he had just arrived home when
<br />he was assaulted and dragged into his living room, according to police. He said one of the intruders pinned his head to the floor with his foot and another hit him in the head with an
<br />unknown metal object, possibly a pistol……The victim told police he recognized one of the men from the neighborhood. The suspects made off with the man's Sony PlayStation 3, his girlfriend's
<br />laptop, his wallet and an unknown quantity of marijuana, the man told police. However, at that point, the victim "became extremely vague" and declined to provide further details, police
<br />said. Police said the victim's roommate separately told them his roommate had actually invited the suspects to his apartment to smoke marijuana. Questioned about this by an officer,
<br />the victim "became uncooperative and did not want to talk to him any further," police said. http://www.foxreno.com/news/23162216/detail.html Medical marijuana brownie baker says he was
<br />robbed at gunpoint By Times-Herald staff report /06/01/2010 A purported seller of medical marijuana had his "baked goods" full of the substance stolen from him…..The seller had set up
<br />a sale of the baked goods and at the appointed time and place was approached by a man armed with a handgun who demanded the items, Robinson said. After allegedly robbing him, the seller
<br />drove away and told police he thought he heard a gun shot ring out, Robinson said….. http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_15203455 Robbery victim loses teeth, medical pot Thursday,
<br />June 10, 2010 A baggie of medical marijuana prompted a street-corner robbery that also cost the victim two of his teeth yesterday in Redlands, police say. The holdup happened at 9:15
<br />p.m. Wednesday at Cypress Avenue and Hibiscus Drive. The 20-year-old victim told police that the assailant drove away in a green Toyota Camry. Arrested for investigation of robbery and
<br />mayhem was 19-year-old Gregory Lee Brooks, whom officers found at his home along the 1500 block of Helena Lane, police spokesman Carl Baker said in a written statement. http://www.pe.com/localnews/in
<br />land/stories/PE_News_Local_D_webteeth.2a2fdb.html Novato man jailed on party robbery claim Gary Klien /06/21/2010
<br />A Novato man was arrested Monday on suspicion of robbing marijuana from another man during a party, police said……The accuser, a 25-year-old Gualala resident, said he was attacked and
<br />robbed of medical marijuana after attending a party last week on Hill Road in Novato, said police Lt. Dave Jeffries. The alleged victim reported the incident the next day and said he
<br />was an acquaintance of one of the attackers. Markham was arrested Monday afternoon after police found him on Hathaway Drive. Police are trying to identify additional suspects, Jeffries
<br />said. http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_15346711 Police: Burglars Tunneled Through Wall into Pot Clinic KTLA News /April 19, 2010 LAGUNA HILLS --Three burglars tunneled through
<br />a wall into a medical marijuana dispensary in Laguna Hills from an adjoining business, according to authorities. The burglary at 1:30 a.m. Sunday was the second at the dispensary, located
<br />in the 23200 block of Peralta Drive, in just two weeks. The men had begun stacking the pot plants near the back door of the dispensary when an alarm rang. Deputies arriving at the scene
<br />saw three men running from the dispensary. Authorities used the Orange County Sheriff's Department helicopter to search for the suspects, who were located and arrested a short time later.
<br />A fourth man, believed to have been the getaway driver, was also arrested, according to OC sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino. http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-marijuana-tunnel,0,6463041.story
<br />Law Enforcement: Shift in drug crimes linked to medical marijuana Reported by: Jerry Olenyn /4/15/2010 There's good news and bad news on the drug front in Butte County. Law enforcement
<br />representatives say the two trends are directly-related, specifically because of California's medicinal marijuana laws. The Butte County Interagency Task Force, in its 24th year, was
<br />designed to combat methamphetamine. Statistics released Thursday show seizures of meth are heading down. But a trend drug fighters say is directly related to a dramatic increase in processed
<br />marijuana seizures. Chico Police Chief Mike Maloney believes medicinal marijuana laws are being exploited. "People are continuing to push the limits, and that there continues to be challenges
<br />in interpreting the law." That's something that Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey knows first hand. "Drug sellers are looking at marijuana as a more profitable and safer venue
<br />for their business than it would be for methamphetamine or for cocaine." Ramsey says medical marijuana laws can provide drug profiteers a ready-made excuse if they're caught processing
<br />even large amounts of marijuana. That's why only nine meth labs were seized in the past year compared to 22 the year before. Ramsey said "We don't have medicinal use of methamphetamine
<br />or medicinal use of cocaine. So they don't have that excuse." Crimes associated with marijuana production are also up, including assaults and robberies…… http://www.khsltv.com/content/localnews/story
<br />/Law-Enforcement-Shift-in-drug-crimes-linkedto/WgZW794dDk-qCAlDdFmiXA.cspx Two men suspected of trying to sell marijuana on skid row arrested Richard Winton /April 12, 2010 Two men were
<br />arrested with 60 pounds of marijuana that police believe they were going to sell on skid row hours after the Los Angeles city attorney announced an injunction aimed at curbing socalled
<br />commuter drug dealers who travel to the area to sell their goods…..“It didn't take the detectives long to realize they had the right car,'' Vernon said. "There was so much weed in the
<br />car,
<br />they could smell it when they approached the driver's window." Detectives seized marijuana valued at least $24,000 and as much as $100,000 if sold on the streets in small amounts, Vernon
<br />said. "This marijuana was destined for Skid Row,'' Vernon said. "It is both ironic and tragic that the country's largest recovery area is also the region's biggest drug bazaar.'' The
<br />city attorney’s office announced last week that it would seek a criminal injunction specifically targeting 80 named drug dealers who try to do business in the area. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/la
<br />now/2010/04/two-men-suspected-of-trying-to-sell-marijuana-onskid-row-arrested.html 2 men arrested in Craigslist pot sales Santa Barbara County sheriff's detectives say the suspects allegedly
<br />used the popular website to pitch high-grade marijuana 'clones' for sale. By Catherine Saillant /April 2, 2010 Craigslist
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