Yesterday, Colorado Attorney General Suthers claimed that he is in possession of data that suggests a “significant increase” in home invasion robberies near medical marijuana dispensary stores. Of course, the actual data has not yet been released for a review by independant auditors so right now we only the word of law enforcement personnel. You may hear some news outlets pick this item up and run with it even though no one (other than these law enforcement personnel) has verified this information or determined whether legitimate statistical methodology was used.
Besides, in this bad economy, maybe there are other reasons for an increase in burglaries such as . . . the bad economy. Keep in mind that police and law enforcement agencies aren’t big fans of marijuana dispensaries so we need to be highly skeptical of “data” coming from these entities concerning marijuana use.
Source: http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-crime-marijuana-101309,0,3838875.story
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