Is legal pot crippling Mexican drug trafficking organisations? The effect of medical marijuana laws on US crime - Gavrilova E, Kamada T, Zoutman F.

We show that the introduction of medical marijuana laws (MMLs) leads to a decrease in violent crime in states that border Mexico. The reduction in crime is strongest for counties close to the border (less than 350  kilometres) and for crimes that relate to...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news