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With the current research, it is suggested that legalization of marijuana and subsequent opening of dispensaries have little to no adverse effects on crime rates, specifically in the long-term. Wu and colleagues (2020) found that property crimes decreased following Colorado legalization in 2012.
19 gru 2022 · The study analyzed the data on cannabis possession arrests provided by the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCRP) in a time range between 2010 and 2019 in 31 U.S. states, including nine...
1 cze 2024 · However, we find no evidence that dispensary openings lead to increases in illicit drug use other than marijuana (column 2), non-marijuana drug arrests (column 4), property or violent crime arrests (columns 5–6), or marijuana-involved drug treatment admissions (column 7).
10 sty 2023 · In fiscal year 2021, 4,405 federal offenders (8.0%) received criminal history points under the federal sentencing guidelines for prior marijuana possession sentences. Most of the prior sentences (79.3%) were for less than 60 days in prison, including non-custodial sentences.
1 lip 2019 · This report details a National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) funded research project designed to analyze the impact of marijuana legalization and decriminalization on state criminal justice system resources.
29 wrz 2023 · This study examines the impact of recreational marijuana legalization on Black-White disparities in overall prison incarceration and drug-related prison incarceration in Colorado (CO) and Washington State (WA).
8 maj 2017 · Through 2014 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data for all 50 U.S. states, this research explores the relationship between decriminalization and recreational and medical marijuana legalization and crime rates and arrests for drug abuse violations.