Tag: Marijuana Dispensaries and Crime Rates

A recent study has demonstrated that the closure of medical marijuana dispensaries actually results in a rise in crime rates. What’s more, the rise in crime is both immediate and proximate. Crime levels went up in the immediate aftermath of the closure of medical marijuana dispensaries. This is an important finding in the wake on ongoing marijuana legalization and goes contrary to popular belief that there is an association between marijuana and crime. The myth that marijuana leads to an increase in crime is being revealed as no more than…