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Marijuana dispensaries beef up security Third dispensary robbed in three months Pamela Roth Victoria News
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Pie day Chris Ruffell (left), John McKinnon and Heather Chase from the Inn at Laurel Point react as a pie heads their way during the annual Pie In The Face fundrasier for United Way Greater Victoria. Staff members paid for the privilege of throwing a whipped cream pie at their co-workers.
More funding for breast cancer awareness Kendra Wong Victoria News
North Saanich’s Susan Mcloughlin can say she beat breast cancer not once, but twice in her life. “It doesn’t matter if it’s the first or second time. Your first initial reaction is you’re scared,” said Mcloughlin, after she was first diagnosed. In 1989, she elected to have a
mastectomy and follow-up treatment was not necessary because doctors caught the disease in the early stages. But 14 years later, she found another lump in her other breast. It was not a relapse, but a different form of breast cancer, requiring more specialized treatment. Mcloughlin had another mastectomy, followed by chemotherapy and radiation, and within half a year she
beat cancer for a second time. She credits her survival to the work and ground-breaking research being done by the B.C. Cancer Agency to customize treatments. “I truly believe in my heart that the answer lies with research and they’ll find an answer some day,” she said. PlEASE SEE: Ground-breaking research, Page A4
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Tony Musfelt started shaking when he received a phone call from police last week, informing him that the medical marijuana dispensary he manages on Cook Street had been robbed. “It took me half an hour to calm down before I could even go in,” said Musfelt. “My anxiety was through the roof.” It was around 8:35 p.m. on Oct. 27 when police were called to the Ocean Grown Medical Dispensary in the 1700 block of Cook Street after two masked men brandishing firearms stormed the business. Nobody was injured, but the two employees working in the store were tied up by the thieves, who fled the scene once police arrived. The business can’t talk about specific
details about the crime, but said employees working that night were shaken by what they experienced. Measures are now being taken to increase security. In the last three months, there have been three armed robberies at medical marijuana stores in Victoria. Police are investigating whether there is any connection. If the trend continues, police may look at cracking down on the illegal businesses operating throughout the city. “The police will look at trends in the future and if the trends continue, then maybe we will go down the road with enforcement,” said Victoria police Const. Matt Rutherford. “The problem is it’s such a hot political issue.” Medical marijuana dispensaries have been popping up throughout B.C., prompting communities to call for local authorities to regulate them. PlEASE SEE: All-cash businesses, Page A3
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