A reported increase in thieves hitting marijuana delivery drivers has prompted the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency to issue an advisory bulletin to marijuana business owners and other stakeholders.
As stated in the bulletin issued Jan. 17, the CRA has “identified a pattern in reported criminal activity involving the drivers,” with 13 thefts of marijuana products in the last six weeks.
Based on compiled data, the thefts occurred at residences at the time of delivery and in some cases involved armed robberies where drivers were assaulted and their vehicles were stolen, the CRA stated.
Incidents have been reported in Hazel Park and Ferndale in Oakland County, Utica in Macomb County, Westland, Hamtramck and Detroit in Wayne County, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Lansing.
Administrative rules require marijuana license holders to notify local law enforcement and the CRA about the theft or loss of marijuana product — and any other criminal activity the business experiences — within 24 hours of being aware of it or within 24 hours of when they “should have been aware of” it.
