--- description: Nice one, guys title: Seattle Thieves Steal $50,000 Worth of Medical Marijuana image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c234d946ed7ffc1/698690603bc9992b3e1a3967/fbi-marijuana.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Seattle Thieves Steal $50,000 Worth of Pot By Cutting Hole in The Wall by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2014 8:40 PM CUT  Marijuana buds for sale Marijuana buds for saleStuart Dee—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2014 8:40 PM CUT You can’t fault the Seattle robbers who stole [$50,000](http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2014/08/06/50-grand-of-pot-stolen-from-hole-in-the-wall/ "undefined") worth of medical marijuana Wednesday for lack of creativity. Local detectives reported that when they arrived at the scene of the crime—a dispensary “in the 5000 block of East Marginal Way South”—they found “a large hole cut into the side of the business and found marijuana strewn about.” The thieves may not get away with this cannabis caper for long though. The Seattle Police Department’s [blog](http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2014/08/06/50-grand-of-pot-stolen-from-hole-in-the-wall/ "undefined") noted that detectives had recovered fingerprints, video surveillance, and other evidence from the scene. Washington state is one of two states in the county, along with Colorado, where marijuana is [legal ](http://time.com/2955024/washington-where-to-buy-pot/ "undefined")for recreational purposes. As the commercial marijuana industry has grown, dispensary businesses have confronted [safety fears](http://time.com/917/pots-money-problem/ "undefined") because wariness by banks to involve themselves in a business still illegal under federal law forces pot businesses to resort to trafficking in large amounts of cash. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3087531/seattle-thieves-steal-50000-worth-of-pot-by-cutting-hole-in-the-wall/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3087531/seattle-thieves-steal-50000-worth-of-pot-by-cutting-hole-in-the-wall/"},"headline":"Seattle Thieves Steal $50,000 Worth of Pot By Cutting Hole in The Wall","datePublished":"2014-08-06T20:40:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:32:23.314Z","description":"Nice one, guys","url":"https://time.com/3087531/seattle-thieves-steal-50000-worth-of-pot-by-cutting-hole-in-the-wall/","keywords":["Marijuana","Crime","medical marijuana","Seattle"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c234d946ed7ffc1/698690603bc9992b3e1a3967/fbi-marijuana.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c234d946ed7ffc1/698690603bc9992b3e1a3967/fbi-marijuana.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Marijuana","caption":"Marijuana","creditText":"Stuart Dee—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3087531/seattle-thieves-steal-50000-worth-of-pot-by-cutting-hole-in-the-wall/","name":"Seattle Thieves Steal $50,000 Worth of Pot By Cutting Hole in The Wall"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"San Francisco Startup Delivers Pot To Your Door","description":"A new service for delivering medical marijuana is being described as","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/KqJ6THQy/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-07-30T16:08:59.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/KqJ6THQy.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3087531/seattle-thieves-steal-50000-worth-of-pot-by-cutting-hole-in-the-wall/","duration":"PT1M29S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3087531/seattle-thieves-steal-50000-worth-of-pot-by-cutting-hole-in-the-wall/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```