Denver Pot Shops Safer than Banks . . . Really

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

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