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
