Yup, pretty glaring. The dispensary owner could have literally called the police. There are so many instances where the plot could have been brought to a dead stop by someone calling the police. He's a lone guy in a new city and a known ex-con.

He's randomly assualting people as a known ex-con. IRL mafia has also grown weaker nowadays and keeps a way lower profile. This sort of "blunt instrument" approach makes no sense.