Marijuana and crime: do they go hand and hand?89.3 KPCCConventional wisdom often dictates that drugs and crime go hand-in-hand, but a new report by the RAND corporation calls into question that logic, at least when it come to marijuana. The Santa Monica-based think tank conducted what they called a …Want More Crime in Your City? …
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Sep 23
Researchers find medical marijuana dispensaries lower incidents of crime – The Washington Independent
The South Los Angeles Report Researchers find medical marijuana dispensaries lower incidents of crimeThe Washington IndependentOn the heels of a court ruling that shut down medical marijuana dispensaries in the state of Michigan, a new study by the RAND Corporation finds that crime actually goes up when such …Researchers find medical marijuana dispensaries lower incidents …
Sep 21
Prohibition-addicted police can’t believe closing medical marijuana dispensaries INCREASES crime
Actual slide from "Summit on the Impact of California’s Medical Marijuana Laws" presentation for law enforcement in 2009. (click for entire presentation in PDF format) A new study by the RAND Corporation takes a look at the effect of the recent closure of numerous Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries. Opponents of dispensaries, most notably law …
Sep 21
Study: LA pot clinics shut down, crime went up – CBS News
Baltimore Sun (blog) Study: LA pot clinics shut down, crime went upCBS NewsLOS ANGELES – A new study released Tuesday showed that when hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries were closed last year in Los Angeles crime rates rose in surrounding neighborhoods, challenging claims made by law enforcement agencies that the …Study challenges claim that medical …
Sep 21
Rand study finds less crime near pot dispensaries – Los Angeles Times
THE Weed Blog (blog) Rand study finds less crime near pot dispensariesLos Angeles TimesMedical marijuana dispensaries — with storerooms of high-priced weed, registers brimming with cash and some clientele more interested in getting high than getting well — are often seen as magnets for crime, …Study: Crime in surrounding area increased after closure of LA …

