Philly marijuana dispensaries that got looted say state rules are making it harder to reopen

June 10, 2020
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Medical marijuana dispensaries in Philadelphia are rushing to repair damage caused by looters so they can reopen quickly and serve patients.

But some owners say the state’s Department of Health, which regulates the industry, is throwing up roadblocks as they try to enhance security measures at their dispensaries to prevent any further “targeted attacks.”

Seven city cannabis dispensaries incurred serious damage when protests over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer were accompanied by a weekend of looting. Collectively, dispensary owners estimate they suffered hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage. At least three of them will take weeks to reopen: Verilife in Manayunk, Beyond/Hello in Center City, and Herbology in South Philadelphia.

In two of the cases, looters were able to breach the vault where the dispensaries hold marijuana.

Thieves stole about $25,000 worth of cannabis products from the Verilife dispensary and wrecked the interior of the store. A small amount of cannabis was stolen from Beyond/Hello at 12th and Sansom Streets, but looters found $900 in cash and caused more than $100,000 of random damage to the facility, according to the owners. [Read More @ The Philadelphia Inquirer]

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