Pot shops becoming targets

With the rapid expansion of medical marijuana clinics in the San Fernando Valley, police say they have seen a massive increase in the number of burglaries and violent robberies at the facilities. Sue Doyle in the Daily News,

There have been at least 200 robberies at medical marijuana dispensaries in the Valley in the last two years -- or an average of two for each of the Valley's estimated 100 facilities, according to Los Angeles police. They say the nature of the business -- dealing in drugs and cash -- makes them prime targets for thieves.