Unsurprisingly LA Warehouse Explosion Has Ties To Cannabis Business

MJ Biz are a little more circumspect with their headline that runs ….”L.A. explosion investigation includes possible marijuana industry connections”

California and federal authorities launched a criminal investigation into an explosion over the weekend at a Los Angeles warehouse that reportedly contained canisters of butane intended for cannabis concentrate production.

According to NBC News, the L.A. police and fire departments as well as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have convened investigations into the explosion, which injured 11 city firefighters.

The warehouse where the explosion happened is used by a company called SmokeTokes, which advertises itself as an “international distributor and wholesaler of smoking and vaping products” for both marijuana consumers and other businesses.L.A. Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott told the Associated Press that SmokeTokes is also a producer of “butane honey oil,” but the California Department of Public Health has no record of a company named SmokeTokes holding a manufacturing license.

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L.A. explosion investigation includes possible marijuana industry connections

 

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