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Marijuana was legalized for adult use in Colorado back in 2014. Around that same time, Colorado's crime rate had begun increasing. Although most are refraining from blaming legalized weed for the increase in crime, Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith is doing just that. Most people don't think that the two are related but Governor Hickenlooper won't rule it out.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/us/colorado-marijuana-and-crime/index.html
However, only three years were measured, ending at 2016. In 2016 and 2017, almost every US state saw an uptick in violent crime, 20% of which was caused by Chicago. Marijuana is also being blamed for an increase in homelessness in Denver. However, it's also growing in California's major cities and is much worse in Seattle. Another potential cause is the rise in cost of living which is 12% higher in Denver than the national average and housing is a third more expensive.
https://www.payscale.com/cost-of-living-calculator/Colorado-Denver
Has California?s homeless population ?skyrocketed?? And how does it rate nationwide? | PolitiFact California
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattl...les-homeless-crisis-the-worst-in-the-country/
Another problem is that correlation does not equal causation.
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Would the US stop being so dependent on other countries for oil if only if people stopped consuming chicken?
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/us/colorado-marijuana-and-crime/index.html
However, only three years were measured, ending at 2016. In 2016 and 2017, almost every US state saw an uptick in violent crime, 20% of which was caused by Chicago. Marijuana is also being blamed for an increase in homelessness in Denver. However, it's also growing in California's major cities and is much worse in Seattle. Another potential cause is the rise in cost of living which is 12% higher in Denver than the national average and housing is a third more expensive.
https://www.payscale.com/cost-of-living-calculator/Colorado-Denver
Has California?s homeless population ?skyrocketed?? And how does it rate nationwide? | PolitiFact California
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattl...les-homeless-crisis-the-worst-in-the-country/
Another problem is that correlation does not equal causation.
Are organic food sales causing the rise of autism?
Would the US stop being so dependent on other countries for oil if only if people stopped consuming chicken?