2nd Colo. city dismisses pot shops, crime link

[pollenchucker]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Medical marijuana dispensaries aren't attracting crime in Colorado Springs, the second Colorado city where police have concluded that pot shops don't increase law breaking.
The Gazette newspaper reports that Colorado Springs police have yet to find a correlation between the city's 175 or so pot shops and increased crime. Denver police made a similar conclusion earlier this year.
In Colorado Springs, there have been 41 criminal incidents at medical marijuana dispensaries or growing operations over the last 18 months. Police say that rate isn't especially high compared to other businesses.
The Colorado Springs Planning Commission is expected to vote this week on new zoning rules for medical marijuana dispensaries.

 

[Tripsick]

Amazing...

 

[pollenchucker]

really amazing coming from the Springs police. it's progress.

 

[caliogk]

If only we could see this kind of stuff in LA county. That is awesome for you guys.

 

[SoCoMMJ]

Well, a news article is one thing. The Hater of a DA, Dan May, and his band of puppets is another.

There is serious risk of the prohibitionists getting a ban enacted in El Paso county. Dan will continue to spout his lies about the massive crime wave to anybody that will listen. They have already ponied up $50k for commercials to support the ban vote in November.

The criminals have never kicked in our door. Local law enforcement, now that's another story.