Slight increase in crimes near Denver medical-marijuana dispensaries
By John Ingold and Jeremy P. Meyer
The Denver Post
Nearly one-third of the crimes committed in Denver occur within 1,000 feet of a medical marijuana dispensary, according to new statistics provided by the city Wednesday.
Overall, crime near dispensaries rose slightly in the first half of this year. But the statistics provided no evidence that dispensaries themselves are driving crime in their surrounding neighborhoods or that crimes at medical-marijuana stores are increasing.
Instead, the numbers offer more details — but no conclusions — amid a debate that began boiling earlier this week after controversial comments by Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey: Have medical-marijuana businesses made Denver less or more safe?
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