Think Outside the Cage: Thieves Target Medical Pot Users

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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Thieves Target Medical Pot Users

Yet another reason why decriminalization is necessary...

Denver Post

Two masked men forced their way at gunpoint into a Fort Collins home whose occupants are on a medical-marijuana registry list and demanded drugs, then stole cash and other valuables Sunday.

The two men were wearing dark hoodies and ski masks when they knocked on the door of the home in the 3600 block of Big Dipper Drive at about 7:20 p.m., according to Fort Collins police.

They demanded drugs, and when the two occupants couldn't produce any, they stole cash and electronics and fled.

The case is currently under investigation. Police are asking anyone with information to contact Fort Collins Police Detective Gar Haugo at 970-416-2271 or Crime Stoppers of Larimer County at 970-221-6868.