Medical Marijuna Clinic Goes Up In Smoke

**AIT** · 07-20-2009, 12:55 PM

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12875743

A fire has damaged a Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensary but no injuries are reported.

Fire Capt. Steve Ruda says the fire was reported at about 5:30 a.m. Monday at the Westchester Collective on the second floor of a two-story commercial building in the Westchester area. The building also houses several other businesses.

It took 69 firefighters an hour to extinguish the blaze.

They probably only needed a handful of firefighters to battle the blaze, but when word got out about what was burning...

**Cy's Taxi** · 07-20-2009, 01:04 PM

anybody else find it funny that it took 69 firefighters to put out a fire on a marijuana clinic?

**HiltonMagic** · 07-20-2009, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by Cy's Taxi

anybody else find it funny that it took 69 firefighters to put out a fire on a marijuana clinic?

yes

**cyfan964** · 07-20-2009, 01:06 PM

Immediately made me think of this:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0szaJHQATFM]YouTube - burning marijuana[/ame]

**Cyclones_R_GR8** · 07-20-2009, 01:09 PM

In an unrelated story, local grocery stores in the Los Angeles area are baffled about the sudden overwhelming demand for Oreo cookies on Monday morning.