Looting occurred in major cities across the country over the weekend, spurring the deployment of the National Guard in 15 states; at least 1,400 were arrested and four dead as of Sunday night. Dispensaries have emerged as targets for looters on the West Coast.
Social media footage shows people carrying out red shopping bags from two MedMen locations in Los Angeles. Similar acts were filmed at Cookies Melrose in Los Angeles. A lot of them looked like customers.
Social equity stores owned and operated by African-Americans are getting looted, too, including Oakland licensee ECO Cannabis and Blunts & Moore.
In San Francisco, approximately ten stores faced vandalism or looting over the weekend, according to a store owner speaking on background. An email to the Office of Cannabis is pending a response.
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