With Western Washington experiencing a rash of violent pot shop robberies over the last few months, state Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti is pushing for Congress to pass a bill that he believes would provide a simple solution.
Over the weekend, an employee at a Tacoma marijuana dispensary was shot and killed during an armed robbery. Last Thursday, a suspect took an employee at a Covington pot shop hostage, ending in the suspect being shot and killed by another store employee. Other similar incidents have become increasingly more common, given that dispensaries are required to have large quantities of cash on hand due to restrictions over the use of credit and
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