Massachusetts woman reports her marijuana stolen

Crime watch: Woman reports her marijuana stolen
Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Crime Watch was written by Bernie Smith, based on information from the Newton Police Department.

A 51-year-old Boylston Street resident reported on July 21 that her residence was broken into sometime between 3:15 and 6 p.m. When asked if anything was missing, the woman reportedly told police "nothing except for her marijuana."
The woman said she suspected a man whom she had met only once but had confided where she keeps her stash may be responsible for the break-in.
The bud-stealing burglar reportedly broken into the house through a basement window and left through a rear door, which had been forced open, causing damage to the jamb.

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http://www2.townonline.com/newton/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=292703

http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread16941.shtml

A Hilo grandmother whose medical marijuana plants were stolen received $2,000 from her insurance company for loss of four plants.

Tammy VanBuskirk, 57, who smokes marijuana to treat glaucoma, has a Hawaii state permit to grow a limited amount of marijuana at her Sunrise Ridge home, and to use it with a doctor's approval. VanBuskirk said the plants were stolen from her yard on May 5.

"They jumped my fence and grabbed what they could," she said. The burglar fled when her groundskeeper's son spotted him in the yard, she said. The boy ran to get his dad, but by then the burglar was gone, leaving a trail of plant debris in his wake.

Early that evening, someone came back and made off with the remaining plants while VanBuskirk was inside her house, she said.

She filed a police report but no arrests were made. She then filed a claim with American Reliable Insurance Company, based in Scottsdale, Ariz.

VanBuskirk bought the homeowners policy when she moved into her home about 18 months ago. Nine months after she bought the house she received her permit to grow and to use marijuana to treat glaucoma. This was her first crop in Hawaii. "Prior to this I'd never grown outside."