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killbotfactory

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8. In my experience, people who steal anything not nailed down are on harder drugs like meth

Reply to FreakinDJ (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 10:24 PM

Jul 2012

If they were dealing on the side like you imply, they were probably dealing something harder, since those drugs aren't sold at clinics. The DEA presence probably scared them out of it, for now.

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Hate to say it - But since they Closed all the Medical Marijuana Clinics down [View all] FreakinDJ Jul 2012 OP

Well I certainly can't say you're wrong. Curtland1015 Jul 2012 #1

Point well taken - and there should be MUCH more control for Liquor Licensing Too FreakinDJ Jul 2012 #3

Got any numbers to back that up? Comrade Grumpy Jul 2012 #2

It will take more then a couple of months to collect the data FreakinDJ Jul 2012 #4

You're not living around the corner from one. pnwmom Jul 2012 #6

I live a couple of blocks from one. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2012 #22

Dispensaries have brought much foot traffic to many distressed zonkers Jul 2012 #15

It seems that Los Angeles grossly mismanaged their medical marijuana dispensary regulations. Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #5

A little different here in Denver... LeftofU Jul 2012 #7

In my experience, people who steal anything not nailed down are on harder drugs like meth killbotfactory Jul 2012 #8

I would prefer to see hard data on this. modem77 Jul 2012 #9

Interesting! Thanks for posting. Kaleva Jul 2012 #10

Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #11

And here I thought you were going to say Le Taz Hot Jul 2012 #12

The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #13

Looks like several studies on this issue, say you are wrong! sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #14

Personal on the ground experience is valuable information loyalsister Jul 2012 #16

Studies have been done on this taking variables into consideration and it seems the OP sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #17

That was my point loyalsister Jul 2012 #18

Thank you, I wasn't disputing you either, just pointing out that studies had been done sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #21

Cool story, bro n/t Tsiyu Jul 2012 #19

Post hoc, ergo propter hoc eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #20

The hard data from several different communities will prove interesting. EmeraldCityGrl Jul 2012 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author EmeraldCityGrl Jul 2012 #24

I have at least 4 dispensaries within a few blocks of my home .... kentuck Jul 2012 #25

Have Twinkie prices shot through the roof in your neighborhood though? Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #26

Come to think of it... kentuck Jul 2012 #28

Crime has fallen off like a rock, roflol!!!! B Calm Jul 2012 #27

Funny, but since the dispensary opened up next door to my clinic, the graffiti on our block has kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #29

This sounds more like an instance of theft and resale. Your neighbor sounds R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2012 #30