Redmond cannabis shop hit with fifth smash-and-grab robbery, at odds with city over solution [Video]

The owner of a Redmond cannabis shop is pushing for answers after another smash-and-grab robbery at his shop. He said City of Redmond regulations are not allowing him to protect his business.

Logan Bowers, co-owner of Hashtag Cannabis, said his Redmond shop has been hit by thieves five times in the last 13 months.

“It’s a very unsettling feeling to just feel vulnerable all the time,” he said.

Bowers said the business doesn’t store cash inside, and most product is locked up where thieves can’t reach.

“The amount of product they steal is tiny compared to the property damage,” he said.

Bowers has other store locations in Seattle and Everett but said he’s never been targeted there. He says both of those locations have bollards out front, which is what he wants to add outside his Redmond location.

“Ideally, we just put in some protective infrastructure,” he said. “Then they …