Colorado prosecutor: Marijuana-related murders are skyrocketing

American Thinker ^ | June 1, 2016 | Sierra Rayne

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

According to the latest reports coming out of Colorado, marijuana is a major cause of homicides in the state, and the problem is only getting worse.

"There is increased crime, sometimes violent crime, associated with legalization of marijuana," Brauchler said. "That's not what you'd expect. You'd expect the harder-core drugs." ... "If cash is the only way to acquire marijuana, crime follows cash," Brauchler said ... Brauchler believes the legalization of marijuana is partly to blame for the rise in crime. "It is easier for there to be black market in a legalized system than there was before," he said.

This all wasn't supposed to happen. The pot legalization advocates told us that legalized marijuana would reduce crime and effectively eliminate the black market. Now we have experienced and respected prosecutors saying they are seeing, firsthand, the exact opposite.

[T-Bone Texan]

"Normal people don't smoke pot."

I'm normal.

I vape pot.

[T-Bone Texan]

Umm, there is no evidence that MJ cause organ damage.