Los Angeles: Long Beach Shooting Raises Question of Pot Shops' Safety

Medical marijuana dispensaries have multiplied in the past few years and one of the biggest concerns for Los Angeles-area neighborhoods has been crime. A shooting last week near a pot dispensary in neighboring Long Beach again raised the issue, as Los Angeles is only months away from a city ordinance that will shut nearly 80 percent of them and regulate the rest.

With Los Angeles shops set to meet certain guidelines for operation and location, will remaining marijuana dispensaries pose a danger to neighborhoods -- even with these precautions? California is set to vote on legalizing marijuana in November, but just how safe are pot shops?