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Connecting The Dots On Rising Gang Violence In Denver [1]
06/05/2015

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, in their 2013 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary, noted, [2]“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.


crime [3], youth [4], violence [5], gang [6]

If you think legalizing marijuana won't affect you... Think Again.


Source URL: http://rethinkpot.org/tags/gang

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