[moose eater]

https://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/k-worth-of-marijuana-stolen-from-anchorage-business/article_6e7c51af-f83d-5bae-b8b3-25b3ae22f661.html

$150K worth of marijuana stolen from Anchorage business

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Don’t know if the antis will try to use this as ammunition or not.

I do suspect there’s a greater black market for weed than there is for alcohol, and we rarely see a HUGE theft from liquor stores; the antis may use that angle as well.

Seems the thieves left some DNA behind by way of blood. Apparently not skilled at breaking glass without risk to selves or others. Points toward greedy amateurs.

Also wondered if the value of the heist was based on per gram value, or what. Not that it matters too awful much

Glad it wasn’t my inventory.

Interesting facts at the article re. the State posting floor plan/ lay-outs on-line, as well as owners’ home addresses, as protocol, and the inherent safety and other concerns raised by this.
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[aridbud]

Dang it. Karma be with whoever stole the green. Hate when that happens. Grrr!

[moose eater]

Yep. With specific and catalogued(?) varieties, a large amount hitting retail distribution, fast enough to make such a move worthwhile, someone in the market with a trained eye, nose and taste buds may well spot the bandits when/if they try to sell.

[aridbud]

Originally Posted by moose eater

Yep. With specific and catalogued(?) varieties, a large amount hitting retail distribution, fast enough to make such a move worthwhile, someone in the market with a trained eye, nose and taste buds may well spot the bandits when/if they try to sell.

Sure hope so. Wouldn't that be just reward- they being caught?

[moose eater]

I suspect a weed store with pics of product and good description on-hand (as many retail outlets are prone to having) distributing or posting that info, and announcing a hefty reward, might make justice more expedient. I bet an offer of $5,000 or $10,000 for -useful- info would get results.

On the other hand, if they render it all into some sort of extract, then..... all bets are off.

[PDX Dopesmoker]

The pigs are pissed, they just lost out on a five figure tax revenue bounty.

[moose eater]

In case some don't cut and paste or click on the link, the story covers the owner's criticisms that include the State of Alaska showing floor plans/lay-outs for canna businesses, as well as owners' home addresses, on-line.

The owner stated that in the security video, the thieves appeared to know exactly where they were going, opened no doors not related to the larger inventory, and maybe (??) knew where the cameras were.

If you were running a business with a valuable, compact, desirable product, would you want the State posting your ins and outs of your lay-out, including access doors and location of inventory, on-line??

In my opinion, that's like the Gov casing a job for the thieves, saving them a step during which they might be most apt to stand out and be noticed.

Then throw in a home address for the owners, just in case there's some truly heavy hitters out there who are into forcing the release of cash AND inventory.

Some of this stuff is mind-numbingly ignorant, in my opinion.

[Gry]

Danish Gardens and other Alaska marijuana businesses have raised the online-documents issue through their attorneys, but have been "stonewalled" in response, Wyrick said.


Can't imagine they make those who sell weapons or narcotics post such video content.

[stoned40yrs]

"I do suspect there’s a greater black market for weed than there is for alcohol, and we rarely see a HUGE theft from liquor stores; the antis may use that angle as well."

That's true for only populations on the road system. In hundreds of villages across the state black market booze rules. Buy $10 bottles of booze from anchorage or fairbanks and turn them over for $300-400 each in the villages. Booze is more popular than weed. No need to knock over liquor stores when it's so cheap.

[moose eater]

Originally Posted by Gry

Danish Gardens and other Alaska marijuana businesses have raised the online-documents issue through their attorneys, but have been "stonewalled" in response, Wyrick said.


Can't imagine they make those who sell weapons or narcotics post such video content.

Yeah, I wondered about the State's logic behind posting floor plans
on-line, assuming there -is- any actual thoughtfulness behind it.

The only thing I could come up with is perhaps some hyper-vigilant (read: 'paranoid') controller/LEO anticipated weed stores being targeted by serious bandits, and if they wanted to send in a SERT Team (Alaska State Trooper's version of SWAT), they might want easier access to what they were going into. but that was the only semi-rational explanation I could conjure.