EVERETT, Wash — Massive 3,800-pound concrete slabs sit outside Josh Shade's Everett pot shop, The Kushery.
They're his last line of defense from thieves constantly breaking into his business.
"Every time my phone rings, it's like, not again," Shade says.
Surveillance video shows how brazen and comfortable the robbers are with their crimes.
First, they methodically knock down metal posts mounted in concrete before crashing a stolen car through the front doors, making off with tens of thousands of dollars in product.
One store was hit twice in a week.
There were six attempted break-ins over the past month, and four were successful. The latest came just 10 days ago.
"Throughout the industry, this is happening every night," says Shade. "I ask my alarm center, and they tell me this happens every single night."
Shade's stores in Everett, Shoreline and Lake Forest Park have all been hit.
He estimates the property damage alone to be around $100,000.
Shade says just making the repairs is a full-time job.
"It puts everything on hold. If I was planning to upgrade, get new vendors, talk with my employees, everything gets put on hold," he says.
Now, Shade and dispensary owners across the state are pushing for Senate Bill 6133 that would essentially treat marijuana dispensaries like pharmacies -- adding a 12-month enhancement to the sentence of anyone who smashes into a cannabis store with a vehicle.
But more than that, Shade wants law enforcement's ability to chase nonviolent suspects restored.
"When the robbers leave, they jump in the car and drive away even if they have to nudge the cops a bit on the way," says Shade. "The cops can't chase them. I've talked to them many times and they feel defeated."
SB 6133 passed unanimously through the State Senate, 49-0.
It now goes to the House for debate.
Until the bill becomes law, Shade is stuck with his concrete blocks.
"Hopefully they do the trick," he says. "If they don't do the trick I don't know what else I can do."