Global Ganja Report

A June 19 raid on a Long Beach cannabis dispensary is under investigation after a video was released showing officers smashing surveillance cameras and stepping on an employee. More than a dozen police raided THC Downtown Collective on Atlantic Boulevard. The two-minute video posted to YouTube shows a man who has been identified as employee Dorian Brooks surrendering to police and being ordered to the floor. One of the officers is seen stepping on his back before placing him in handcuffs. The video, recorded at an off-site location, then cuts to an officer pointing at the camera before another looks up and smashes the lens. "They noticed there was a camera that was on the wall right above my head, so they proceeded to smash it with a metal rod," said Brooks, adding that the camera shattered on him. "I wasn't able to protect myeslf because my hands were cuffed."

"A thorough review into what occurred during that operation will be conducted once all of the facts have been collected," Long Beach police spokesperson Lisa Massacani said in a statement "This is a personnel matter and we are unable to discuss any further details." Police said the dispensary was operating under state compliance, but did not have a city permit. Five people were arrested in the raid, according to police. (NBC Los Angeles, July 5)

Follow @GlobalGanjaRpt