Marijuana Decriminalization Drops Youth Crime Rates by Stunning 20% in One Year [1]

AlterNet The Center for Public Integrity by Susan Ferriss November 26, 2012

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Arresting and putting low-level juvenile offenders into the criminal-justice system pulls many kids deeper into trouble rather than turning them around.

Marijuana — it’s one of the primary reasons why California experienced a stunning 20 percent drop in juvenile arrests in just one year, between 2010 and 2011, according to provocative new research.

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