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Robbery - Los Angeles Pot Store Robbed

By Steven Rodriguez

A Los Angeles medical marijuana store was robbed late last night. Robbers wearing ski masks and waving guns barged into the Gourmet Green Room around 11 p.m. Thursday, June 18, demanding cash and pot. The three armed men made off with $15,000 in cash and an undisclosed amount of marijuana, escaping in a silver Cadillac driven by a fourth man. While customers were present during the holdup, no one was hurt. Police are investigating a possible link to another pot store robbery in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley. Medicinal marijuana may be legal in California, but robbery is not. “Robbery is the taking of property from another against their will by means of force or fear,” explains expert Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Stephen Rodriguez...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on June 19, 2009 (boomark / email).