Police: Medical pot dispensaries seldom face violent crime

[The Straight Story]

Police: Medical pot dispensaries seldom face violent crime

SACRAMENTO, CA- Sacramento police said local medical marijuana dispensaries do not tend to attract violent crime at a higher level than other businesses.

"For the most part, dispensaries don't have that much (of a) crime problem," Sacramento Police spokesman Norm Leong said. "Although we get some complaints of traffic and stuff like that."

Owner of A Therapeutic Alternative dispensary Jeanne Larsson said a pair of bars across the street from a nearby middle school attract far more crime than her clinic, or others.

"Armed robbery, drunk driving, credit card fraud, gang activity and a host of other things that have occured during school hours," Larsson said.

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