Colorado Sells $19M of Cannabis: 10% Goes to Schools and Crime Drops 10%

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26 pointsfizwhiz3 comments

> Crime Drops 10%

[State] makes [something once illegal] no longer illegal, crime drops [percentage of crimes that were of type [something once illegal]]

Marijuana offenses are not typically reported to the police as, or classified by police as: homicide, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, theft from a car, theft of a car, or arson. (I.e., the crimes that have dropped by 10%.)

So no.

I think there is a mistake in the article. The $19M is total since January 1st not just in March.

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