The exterior of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission building off Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard in Southeast Portland, Oregon on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. The state agency issued a warning this month to Oregon cannabis businesses of an increase in burglaries and armed robberies.Sean Meagher/The Oregonian

Two drivers deliberately drove through the front of a Northeast Portland pot shop early Monday in the latest example of a spate of smash and grab burglaries targeting the state’s cannabis industry.

Five people sprang out of both vehicles around 4 a.m. at the Lemonnade PDX Dispensary and stole whatever was available inside: cannabis flowers, cartridges, extracts. The masked individuals were in and out within six minutes, according to a store manager.

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