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Murder and Marijuana

By Steven Rodriguez

Marijuana clinics in California are controversial, as the State of California has legalized medical marijuana and the federal government has not. There are multiple cases of federal law enforcement authorities arresting employees at marijuana clinics which the state of California recognizes as legal. Marijuana clinics received even more negative attention after a violent episode at a Los Angeles are clinic. A security guard from Los Angeles, died after he was shot while working at a medical marijuana clinic on S. La Brea Ave. about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1. Two men were arrested the next day in connection with the apparent robbery attempt at the La Brea Collective, a medical marijuana dispensary. The two men were booked on suspicion of murder, and each was being held in lieu of $1-million bail...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on October 06, 2008 (boomark / email).