One rule in the marijuana shop is never stop a customer that you think might be stealing.
You never know how the person will act when confronted, so it’s best to let the security staff handle any problems inside the marijuana dispensary.
We had a big sale at the marijuana dispensary on Tuesday. A lot of the cannabis concentrates were 30% off. We had most of the on sale inventory up front by the entrance of the store. The place was busy all morning and there were customers moving in and out of the building frequently. I was up by the register when I viewed a customer placing a package of marijuana inside of their jacket pocket. I saw the theft so quickly, that I wasn’t sure I was correct. I told the security officer that I believed the person inside of the marijuana dispensary had stolen a package of dried marijuana flower. The security officer started following the guy around the store. I didn’t see the guy put anything else inside of his jacket, but he was about to leave the cannabis shop without making a single purchase. The security officer stopped the guy at the door and asked if he could see his identification card. The security officer asked why the guy did not make any purchases. The guy tried to tell the officer that he didn’t find anything interesting. The security officer asked the guy if he had any stolen items in his jacket. The guy hesitated at first, but then he admitted to putting the half ounce bag of dried marijuana flower in his jacket.