A few months ago, the Attorney General cited some very fuzzy math and claimed that robberies and other crimes were higher in neighborhoods with marijuana dispensaries. (http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-crime-marijuana-101309,0,3838875.story). Although officials withheld the actual data, this didn’t stop news outlets from reporting the report as a stone clad fact. Well, turns out that the reality is far more interesting. A new internal memo indicates that:
medical- marijuana dispensaries in the city were robbed or burglarized at a lower rate last year than either banks or liquor stores.Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_14275637#ixzz0dsRBUh2R
Filed under: Criminal Law, Drug Offenses, Marijuana | Tagged: Criminal Law, Marijuana
