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Pot shop robberies, deaths fuel calls for US banking bill

A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops in Washington state — including a pistol-whipping, gunshots and killings — is helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would make the cash-dependent stores a less appealing target

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Ante los asaltos a las tiendas de marihuana, los propietarios le apuestan a una solución simple

Cuando el año pasado robaron el dispensario del Condado Snohomish, en Washington, en el que trabajaba Dexter Warren, cuatro hombres simplemente entraron. Cuando uno de esos hombres lo golpeó en la cara con una pistola y le exigió que abriera la caja fuerte, el negocio, que funcionaba con dinero en…

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022

As armed robbers hit Washington marijuana shops, owners say there's a simple solution

When the Snohomish County, Washington dispensary Dexter Warren worked at was robbed last year, four men simply walked in. When one of those men hit him in the face with a pistol and demanded he open the safe, the cash-based business had thousands of dollars on hand, he said.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022