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: Medical marijuana dispensaries don't cause crime
Medical marijuana dispensaries don't cause crime
2012-06-27 18:57:58.022383+02 by
Dan Lyke
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Exploring the Ecological Association Between Crime and Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Results: Violent and property crime rates were positively associated
with percentage of commercially zoned areas, percentage of one-person
households, and unemployment rate. Higher violent crime rates were
associated with concentrated disadvantage. Property crime rates were
positively associated with the percentage of population 15–24 years of
age. Density of medical marijuana dispensaries was not associated with
violent or property crime rates.
The Atlantic writes about the study, Think Progress writes about the study.
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