Crime Rates Decline Near Dispensaries

Say what! The Rand Corporation in a study just released has found that crime rates near dispensaries are actually less when the dispensaries are open as opposed to when they were forced to shut down.  Naturally law enforcement officials are now playing down these findings.

It should be noted that the Rand Corporation's mission is to improve policy and decision making through research and anyalysis. So far be it for some actual facts to get in the way of opponents to medical marijuana.

Full story: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0928-marijuana-dispensaries-20110921,0,7776989.story

Drug Deaths Rise

Drug deaths now outnumber car fatalities as a cause of death in the United States.  This rise is fueled by a rise in prescription narcotic overdoses according to recent report by the Los Angeles Times. This increase is of no surprise to the medical marijuana advocates who laud medical marijuana as a safer alternative to many of the same symptoms prescription narcotics aim to cure. Such ailments such as pain, insomnia and stress are just a few of the ailments medical marijuana has arguably been found to be just as effective without the side effects.

Full text of the article: http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/17/local/la-me-drugs-epidemic-20110918 

San Diego Collectives Must Close!!

San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith

Hear Ye, Hear Ye the king has spoken. San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith has issued the edict that all medical marijuna collectives operating in the city of San Diego must now close.

This is a curious turn of events as this edict follows the city repealing its own procedures for allowing collectives within the city.   In response to those prosed regulations which  medical marijuana advocates deemed to harsh and restrictive they collected enough votes force the issue to a vote.  Rather than have a public vote on the issue the city withdrew its regulations.

It appears that the city of  is now pushing back against the expansion of medical marijuana collectives in its city limits.  The number of collectives in San Diego is now estimated at 187.

Full story in San Diego Union click here:

http://web.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/sep/03/city-attorney-marijuana-collectives-must-close-imm/?ap