LOS ANGELES (NEWSnetAP) – Authorities believe the killing of six men last week at a remote desert crossroad in California stemmed from an illegal cannabis deal. “The violence is getting worse. The stakes are getting higher,” said dispensary owner Jerred Kiloh, who also heads United Cannabis Business Association, a Los Angeles-based trade group. He said many of the organization’s members have had their dispensaries robbed, sometimes by the same thieves.