{"id":6078,"date":"2016-05-24T03:59:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T03:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cannitrol.com\/\/?p=6078"},"modified":"2016-05-24T03:59:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T03:59:33","slug":"nypd-commissioner-has-some-extremely-dubious-claims-about-marijuana-thinkprogress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/nypd-commissioner-has-some-extremely-dubious-claims-about-marijuana-thinkprogress\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD Commissioner Has Some &#8216;Extremely Dubious&#8217; Claims About Marijuana &#8211; ThinkProgress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/nypd-commissioner-has-some-extremely-dubious-claims-about-marijuana-thinkprogress\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNF3ROAkiVPugzJ9hFUCJl3opTpjbg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779115174460&amp;ei=is9DV9jQIZbN3gGR7Ik4&amp;url=http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/justice\/2016\/05\/23\/3780928\/bill-bratton-marijuana-crime\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/t1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT_sAffbDMtKSLYUU5iWM7DDnOFrKNXxducRJm8kmlE5IEd6wQDq7qqDaB7Mc-fpQx8PdKw64E\" alt=\"\" border=\"1\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"><br \/><font size=\"-2\">ThinkProgress<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"j\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0.8em;\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lh\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNF3ROAkiVPugzJ9hFUCJl3opTpjbg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779115174460&amp;ei=is9DV9jQIZbN3gGR7Ik4&amp;url=http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/justice\/2016\/05\/23\/3780928\/bill-bratton-marijuana-crime\/\"><b>NYPD Commissioner Has Some &#39;Extremely Dubious&#39; Claims About <b>Marijuana<\/b><\/b><\/a><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><b><font color=\"#6f6f6f\">ThinkProgress<\/font><\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\">NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said on a local radio show over the weekend that <b>marijuana<\/b> is responsible for the \u201cvast majority\u201d of New York City&#39;s violence, adding that it makes him \u201cscratch [his] head\u201d as to why states want to legalize <b>marijuana<\/b>.<\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNFKOG4ge5d8Lc71QeP4vaD2N916mw&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779115174460&amp;ei=is9DV9jQIZbN3gGR7Ik4&amp;url=http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3605274\/New-York-police-commissioner-says-marijuana-responsible-vast-majority-violence-city.html\">New York City police commissioner says <b>marijuana<\/b> is responsible for &#39;vast majority&#39; of violence<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Daily Mail<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNHtLgYZ-h7DgXSYwTA-FR9piJc2Tg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779115174460&amp;ei=is9DV9jQIZbN3gGR7Ik4&amp;url=http:\/\/reason.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/23\/nyc-police-commissioner-pot-trade-is-too\">NYC Police Commissioner Says <b>Marijuana<\/b> Trade Is Too Violent to Be Legalized<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Reason (blog)<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNE_bWykbDrWJ8C-tNJ8_ClynZ3QaQ&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779115174460&amp;ei=is9DV9jQIZbN3gGR7Ik4&amp;url=http:\/\/nypost.com\/2016\/05\/23\/weed-is-responsible-for-vast-majority-of-citys-violence\/\">Bill Bratton blames drug violence in NYC on pot<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>New York Post<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\" class=\"p\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNF9hhUZ4e1sHmPVqSy6p4b19dwewg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779115174460&amp;ei=is9DV9jQIZbN3gGR7Ik4&amp;url=http:\/\/jpupdates.com\/2016\/05\/23\/bratton-says-marijuana-is-drug-most-associated-with-violence\/\"><nobr>JP Updates<\/nobr><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNFlMtjxYRgVXmd0AK79sSAYwIWnCQ&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779115174460&amp;ei=is9DV9jQIZbN3gGR7Ik4&amp;url=http:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/US\/NYPD-Bill-Bratton-marijana-Cats-Roundtable\/2016\/05\/22\/id\/730083\/\"><nobr>Newsmax<\/nobr><\/a><\/font><br \/><font class=\"p\" size=\"-1\"><a class=\"p\" href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/more?ncl=dvfEdpAQdz6VrbMePCt9WW-g9Mz6M&amp;authuser=0&amp;ned=us\"><nobr><b>all 13 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;<\/b><\/nobr><\/a><\/font><\/div>\n<p><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNF3ROAkiVPugzJ9hFUCJl3opTpjbg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779115174460&amp;ei=is9DV9jQIZbN3gGR7Ik4&amp;url=http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/justice\/2016\/05\/23\/3780928\/bill-bratton-marijuana-crime\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/t1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT_sAffbDMtKSLYUU5iWM7DDnOFrKNXxducRJm8kmlE5IEd6wQDq7qqDaB7Mc-fpQx8PdKw64E\" alt=\"\" border=\"1\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"><br \/><font size=\"-2\">ThinkProgress<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"j\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0.8em;\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lh\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNF3ROAkiVPugzJ9hFUCJl3opTpjbg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779115174460&amp;ei=is9DV9jQIZbN3gGR7Ik4&amp;url=http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/justice\/2016\/05\/23\/3780928\/bill-bratton-marijuana-crime\/\"><b>NYPD Commissioner Has Some &#39;Extremely Dubious&#39; 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