Claims that marijuana retailers attract crime are unsupported by the available evidence. In fact, studies show just the opposite result.
Federal traffic safety data refutes allegations that changes in marijuana’s legal status has led to increased carnage on the roads.
Claims that the passage of marijuana regulatory laws has been associated with an increase in rates of marijuana abuse — sometimes described as ‘cannabis abuse disorder’ — remain largely unsubstantiated. In fact, the majority of studies addressing the issue find no significant changes in the number of young people or adults using cannabis in a problematic manner.
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Three new marijuana myth-busting studies that the mainstream media isn’t picking up on
