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US: Crime Is Down In Colorado In The 6 Months Since Marijuana Legalized Paul Ebeling Live Trading News Sunday 06 Jul 2014 Six months in, Colorado’s Marijuana shops growing, with support from local consumers, Marijuana tourists and federal government taking a wait-and-see attitude. Plus, tax dollars are pouring in to the state coffers, crime is down in Denver, and few of the concerns about social breakdown have come to be. “The sky hasn’t fallen, but we’re a long way from knowing the unintended consequences,” said the director of Marijuana coordination for Colorado. “This is a huge social and economic question.” Denver, aka the Mile High City, now has about 340 RM and Medicinal Marijuana shops. They expond the relaxing, powerful or introspective attributes of “bud” with names like Jilly Bean, Sour Diesel and Silverback Kush. In the 1st 4 months of this year, Marijuana sales amounted to more than $202-M, to date the reported sales are at about $330-M, about 33% of them from RMl. Taxes from RM sales were almost $11-M in the 1st 4 months. Despite some critics’ fears of a Marijuana-driven crime explosion, Denver police say burglaries and robberies were down by between 4-5% in the 1st 4 months of this year. In May, controls on Marijuana edibles were tightened after 2 people died. In one case, a college student jumped from a hotel balcony after eating 6X the suggested maximum amount of Cannabis laced cookies. In the other, a Denver man was charged with shooting dead his wife after apparently getting high from eating Marijuana-infused candy. As Colorado passes the 6-month mark, Washington State is approaching with some concerns the launch this week of the nation’s 2nd Recreational Marijuana market. Up to 20 retail Marijuana stores are set to receive licenses on 7 July , fueling concerns about long lines, high prices, and the possibility of inadequate supplies when doors open the following day. Washington State officials have received some 2,600 applications from would-be Marijuana growers, they have approved fewer than 80 so far. A Recreational Marijuana initiative will be on the ballot in Alaska this Fall, and legalization bills are likely to pass in Oregon and the District of Columbia. Although the Colorado law sanctioned Marijuana sales only to those over the age of 21, one of the biggest concerns is the effect on teenagers. Visitors at Denver RM stores have their ID checked, often more than once, 20 recent Sting operations failed to catch any shops selling to under-21s. Stay tuned… http://www.livetradingnews.com/crime-is-down-in-colorado-in-the-6-months-since-marijuana-legalized-58312.htm#.U7vYgbGmVr9
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