Friday, September 23, 2011

NORML.ORG US CA: Study Challenges Claim That Medical Marijuana

NORML.ORG US CA: Study Challenges Claim That Medical Marijuana: "California
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PALM SPRINGS - As efforts to open medical marijuana dispensaries have intensified, so has the debate over whether they bring more crime to a community.

But an independent study released today finds no link between marijuana dispensaries and crime.

The Santa Monica-based RAND Corporation analyzed crime rates around the huge number of pot stores and clubs in Los Angeles County, at one point believed to outnumber the Starbucks locations there before officials shut most dispensaries down last year. "

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