Two medical marijuana businesses hit with firebombs

[rrneck]

BILLINGS, MT - Two medical marijuana businesses in Billings have been hit with firebombs and vandalized with "NOT IN OUR TOWN" spray-painted on their storefronts.

Billings Police Sgt. Kevin Iffland says the first incident happened to Big Sky Patient Care located at 111 S. 24th St. early Sunday morning and the second happened early Monday morning at Montana Therapeutics, which is located at 2109 Grand Avenue.

Monday, the Billings fire department responded to a structure fire call around 4:30 a.m. at Montana Therapeutics. The fire was quickly put out and evidence at the scene shows it was intentionally set. Police determined that glass on the front door was broken by a rock and an accelerant was thrown inside the business to start the fire. Damages are estimated at around $2,000. Damages at the Big Sky Patient Care facility have not been released.

The fire scene has been turned over to the Billings Police Department for an investigation.

The Billings City Council is scheduled to vote Monday night on whether to place a moratorium on medical marijuana businesses. The city has issued more than 80 business licenses for the stores.

http://www.ktvq.com/news/update-medical-marijuana-business-hit-with-firebomb/

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Somebody needs to smoke a joint and mellow out.

[Ozymanithrax]

1. A little home grown terrorism to stop home grown...n/t

[RedCappedBandit]

2. Pot = Bad. Terrorism = Good. Wtf?

[Ozymanithrax]

3. It is clearly an act of terrorism attacking a legal activity that is not viewed...

by some as acceptable.

Two medical marijuana businesses in Billings have been hit with firebombs and vandalized with "NOT IN OUR TOWN" spray-painted on their storefronts.

That was what I was referring to. These acts of arson and vandalism fit precisely the definition of terrorism, and actually anti-capitalist terrorism.

People want to set up a legal business in accordance with local law. Other people use arson and vandalism to frighten these pot capitalists away.

[RedCappedBandit]

9. Agreed.

Boggles the mind how these people think their violence is justified.

[tridim]

4. I bet they celebrated at the bar afterwords.

[DaveinJapan]

10. +1000 nt

[Canuckistanian]

5. That IS disturbing

I know that even the most hardcore Teabaggers cluck their tongues at medical marijuana, but firebombing is a bit much even for them.

I suspect a larger organization at work here.

[eShirl]

6. "Al Capone" doesn't like any competition in his territory?

[butterfly77]

7. They seem to think...

THIS WILL STOP SOMEONE FROM OBTAINING MARIJUANA. Where was all of the concern when the bush gang was letting it come across the borders and any other avenue to get here. They can never stop it..

[marmar]

8. Good F**king Grief......

It's like "Footloose," without the dancing and Big 80s hair....

[SlipperySlope]

11. Sad Sad Sad - N/T