Marijuana Dispensaries Quell Crime, Study Finds

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Dennis Romero Marijuana Dispensaries Quell Crime, Study Finds Friday, July 14, 2017 at 6:03 a.m. Regardless, it was petty, nonviolent crime that often went up when dispensaries were closed. "When the restaurants opened back up, that crime spike disappeared."Their conclusion was actually simpler than the security-guard theory: Having customers around decreases crime. It concluded that crime around pot shops forced to shut down actually increased afterward. "One of the main arguments people use against dispensaries is that they're crime magnets," he says.

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Marijuana Dispensaries Quell Crime, Study Finds

Friday, July 14, 2017 at 6:03 a.m. By Dennis Romero

Strict laws in the city and county of Los Angeles have, over the years, led to the closure of hundreds of illicit marijuana dispensaries, action hailed by some as a way to combat drug-related crime such as robberies and loitering.

But a new study contradicts the argument, sometimes made by law enforcement itself, that weed stores are crime magnets. The research, published in the July issue of the Journal of Urban Economics, took a close look at the city's closure of hundreds of illicit dispensaries in 2010....

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