Video: Woman Caught Red-Handed Stealing Tips from Cannabis Store

A woman shopping at a cannabis store in Canada became famous on Facebook after she was caught on camera stealing hundreds of dollars worth of chips from a tip jar. Cannabis usually brings a spirit of giving to most people, but that’s not the case for petty thieves like the one recently caught.

Mariana Wolfe, owner of a cannabis cottage in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, is fed up with brazen thieves, including a recent thief targeting her best friend’s hard-earned tip money. Wolff caught the act on camera and shared footage of the incident on her Facebook on Tuesday, January 3.

castanet news report A woman grabbed the bottle, stuffed it inside her coat, and held it there. In the video, the clerk appears to be trying to persuade the woman to return it. Likewise, it’s typically not a target for criminals since it opened in 2019, as it keeps most of its inventory locked at all times. video It was disabled on YouTube.

Penticton Valley News report Wolfe is frustrated with the way Battenders are treated, culminating in this latest incident.

“Unfortunately, this is not surprising,” said Wolff Said black press“It’s spread noticeably all over town in the last few years.”

Wolfe chose not to report the incident to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) police, but instead posted it on Facebook and left the rest to the local community. That should be enough punishment.

“It’s a petty theft, [the police] There are so many companies that are already dealing with it,” said Wolff. “It just adds another little thing to their plate, so it’s easier to refill the tip jar and move on.”

Wolff said her store gave the woman a chance to come forward and get her money back, protecting her reputation, but the woman apparently declined. Even provided a gift card.

Everything was locked so basically the only item that could be stolen was the tip jar. “The only thing that can actually be stolen was…it’s frustrating,” she added. .”

A cash-only environment leads to theft

South of the border, the US cash-only cannabis industry, coast to coast, often leads to its own forms of crime. But thieves are usually after large amounts of cash and inventory, and usually not tip jars.

Crime is commonplace for clinics in cities like Oakland, Calif., or at least in the chaos of a pandemic. CRAFT (Citizens Research Alliance for Therapeutics) Cannabis A robbery at gunpoint in Oakland, California stole approximately $100,000 worth of products.

Crime is also an East Coast problem. Police have linked three suspects in Massachusetts to a series of robberies targeting cannabis dispensaries in England. according to reports from Portland Press HeraldLaw enforcement officials say a man from New Bedford, Massachusetts, and two brothers from Boston are suspected of a series of robberies of licensed cannabis companies dating back to 2020.

Budtenders often rely on tip money to make ends meet, so they’re the last person you’ll want to steal.