Health and Fitness

Think Tank Shelves Marijuana Dispensary Study Following Outcry From Law Enforcement

Santa Monica, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2011.  The RAND Corporation has removed a study from its website that found that a city-mandated closure of medical marijuana dispensaries in 2010 was associated with increased incidences of criminal activity.

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RAND’s decision to shelve the study appears to have been motivated by criticism levied at the institute by Los Angeles city attorney’s office, which had previously argued that medical cannabis facilities were magnets for criminal activity. RAND’s study, published in…

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