Madras Police are seeking two people who allegedly broke into a marijuana dispensary on SW Fourth Street early Saturday.

Officers responded to a call of a break-in at 1:15 a.m. Saturday at Central Organics, which sells marijuana products and other goods.

The suspects reportedly took just under $2,000 worth of products that don’t contain THC, such as lotions and packs of seeds, owner Mike Boynton said Tuesday. All products containing THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, are kept in a safe at night, and no cash is on site during the night either, Boynton said.

“We follow all of the guidelines and regulations that the state has put into place,” Boynton said, including the alarm system that alerted police to the alleged break-in. However, Boynton said, the suspects made brisk business of the break-in.

“They were in and out in under three minutes,” he said. “So by the time the security system notified the police and myself, they were already gone.”

The case is under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact Madras police Detective Mel Brown at 541-475-2424. Brown could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

Central Organics opened in July, Boynton said, the same month limited amounts of recreational marijuana became legal.

In November, the Madras City Council voted to put a ban on all commercial activity involving marijuana on the ballot in November 2016, according to Bulletin archives. That effectively puts a freeze on new marijuana-related commercial ventures until the voting public decides whether to allow such businesses.

— Reporter: 541-383-0376,

cwithycombe@bendbulletin.com