A West Hollywood cannabis dispensary co-owned by comedian Bill Maher and actor Woody Harrelson was the target of a smash-and-grab burglary over the weekend.
According to the WeHo Times, the break-in occurred around 4:30 a.m. Saturday.
Video shared on Instagram by another cannabis store owner, Elliot Lewis, shows a crew of five people wearing masks and hoodies exiting a vehicle in front of The Woods WeHo on Santa Monica Boulevard. The video shows them shattering a glass window, rushing into the store, filling bags with merchandise and then fleeing within seconds.
The same video also shows the same crew burglarizing another cannabis dispensary, ERBA in Santa Monica, the following night. At that location, they were confronted by a security guard who opened fire.
It was unclear if any of the burglars were wounded.
“Shots fired, shots fired, shots fired. That’s the only way to defend what’s yours in the city of L.A.,” Lewis says in the video.
The Woods was opened in 2022 by Harrelson and his wife, Laura, Maher, tennis legend John McEnroe and two other business partners.
“The Woods offers a lush design and an unparalleled customer service experience. We proudly feature premium organic, outdoor-grown California cannabis alongside your other favorites,” the dispensary states on its website.
