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That can add a layer of complexity to planning and coordination, however, which may have led to lax security system standards.

It seems the officials involved in the scandal want to deny it ever happened in the hopes that the news cycle will move on before they face any consequences for their lax security.

The Santa Cruz County resolution echoes a growing body of complaints of lax oversight by the Department of Cannabis Control, but which have yet to draw legislative intervention.

He had managed to swoop from his cage when the keeper who cleaned out the enclosure was a little lax in ensuring he'd closed the door properly.

But enforcement was lax anyway, not least because the police themselves liked a tipple.