Cannabis company offers $25,000 reward for robbery suspected to be an inside job
Written by: Angela Stelmakowich
Nothing is certain yet, but the owners of the Veritas Fine Cannabis cultivation site in Denver believe a robbery late last week could have involved someone who used to work for the company or was very familiar with its operations.
Having cultivated in the Denver community since it became legal to do so, the company is offering a US$25,000 reward for โany information that leads to the arrest and conviction of these criminalsโ seen on security footage.
โLetโs catch them before they do it again,โ notes a Facebook post, which provides an email address for anyone with information.
Veritas Fine Cannabis supplies strains for Cookies, the brand of rapper and pot entrepreneur Berner, and has a licensing deal with Veritas in Colorado, according to Westword. โI donโt know if it was โinsideโ in terms of being a current employee, but one of the individuals seen on the video knows the place well, where to go and what to do,โ co-owner Mike Leibowitz told the publication.
โWe have witnessed and heard stories from many colleagues about break-ins and robberies, some so severe that they toppled businesses completely,โ the company notes in the Facebook post. โWe can, unfortunately, now say that we understand how it feels to be a victim of this type of crime.โ
Leibowitz told Westword that the theft appeared to be โvery coordinated, so it tells us someone knew the spot well. That just stings. Money comes and money goes, but the idea that the person who did this is potentially still working for us really hurts,โ he added.
Everyone at Veritas Fine Cannabis is back to work, the company reports. โWeโre growing, harvesting, trimming and packaging everything by hand and look forward to getting back to normal.โ
