Wednesday 31 December 2014

American state legalises marijuana and crime drops 15%


Anti-marijuana activists have warned that legalising weed would lead to increased drug addiction, mental problems and crime – but in Colorado, which legalised recreational use of marijuana, the opposite has happened.

Overall, crime has fallen by 15% and murder has dropped by 50%.
Sexual assaults and car crime have fallen, and violent crime is down 10% overall.
Sales of legalised marijuana have boomed in the state – with more then £22 million sold in August alone.
The state puts 10% of that money towards building and maintaining schools, with donations now at £2.2 million per month.
- Metro.co.uk

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