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Connecting The Dots On Rising Gang Violence In Denver

Link: 
Connecting The Dots On Rising Gang Violence In Denver [1]
Article Date: 
Friday, June 5, 2015

Tags:

  • crime [2]
  • youth [3]
  • violence [4]
  • gang [5]

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, in their 2013 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary, noted, [6]“Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) and criminal groups will increasingly exploit the opportunities for marijuana cultivation and trafficking created in states that allow ‘medical marijuana’ grows and have legalized marijuana sales and possession.“ Meaning that marijuana legalization may well increase criminal gang activity.

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Source URL: http://rethinkpot.org/connecting-dots-rising-gang-violence-denver

Links
[1] http://dailycaller.com/2015/04/21/connecting-the-dots-on-rising-gang-violence-in-denver/
[2] http://rethinkpot.org/tags/crime
[3] http://rethinkpot.org/tags/youth
[4] http://rethinkpot.org/tags/violence
[5] http://rethinkpot.org/tags/gang
[6] http://www.dea.gov/resource-center/DIR-017-13%20NDTA%20Summary%20final.pdf