Fact check: Ohio GOP claims legalizing marijuana increases crime. It doesn't, legal expert says.
WEWS: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, refuted Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman’s claim that marijuana legalization increases crime, citing data showing no significant rise—and even reductions in highway fatalities and some violent crimes. Adler warned against cherry-picking studies and cautioned that overregulation could push consumers to the illicit market.
