| Photo: Bill Husa/Chico Enterprise Record |
| Holes are seen in the window of Cascade Wellness Center in Chico, California, after the medical marijuana dispensary was shot up early Monday morning by unknown gunmen. |
The trouble with alarmist anti-marijuana propaganda is that, sooner or later, it always manifests itself in ugly real-life incidents.
Shotgun vandalism at a medical marijuana dispensary north of Chico, California early Monday morning, and the November 27 shotgun wounding of an employee from another local pot shop, may be connected, according to some in the medicinal cannabis industry.
The operator of Cascade Wellness Center was called to the business just after 2 a.m. on Monday when alarms went off, reports Greg Welter at the Chico Enterprise Record.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office arrived to find the business heavily damaged by gunfire. Sgt. Derek Bell said a shotgun and a rifle were used by unknown gunmen who were likely standing in the parking lot.