Terrazas said there had been fires at similar businesses downtown and throughout Los Angeles in recent years. An explosion rocked the area in 2016, when a property that also bore the name Smoke Tokes caught fire at a nearby address on 3rd Street. Knockoff marijuana products are the lifeblood of the city’s unlicensed cannabis economy, experts have said. AdvertisementHein says that although many of the businesses in the downtown area where the explosion happened operate legally, their businesses are propped up by selling to people involved in unlicensed cannabis sales. “If one wanted to make an illicit cannabis product, one would need the following things: You would need cannabis oil.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 20, 2020 15:02 UTC