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Marijuana Legalization and Crime Rates  gemini.google.com/share/b111…

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Falling crime rates and the legalization of marijuana: scientific studies – Google Search  google.com/search?q=Falling+…
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Scientific studies on the relationship between marijuana legalization and falling crime rates have yielded mixed results, though recent analyses suggest that legalization is associated with a decrease in specific types of crime, particularly violent crimes, while significantly reducing cannabis-related arrests.📷NORML +1Key Findings on Marijuana Legalization and Crime Trends:Reductions in Crime Rates: A 2026 study in Economic Modeling concluded that adult-use legalization is associated with decreases in violent crime, while medical cannabis legalization is associated with reduced property crime.

Pic.: Positive policing changes after cannabis legalization seen by WSU researchers

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Crime Rates Plummet: Causes and Explanations  gemini.google.com/share/dd4c…
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#FBI
My  #Opinion: Purge, purge, purge, and purge!
#KashPatel does not have a “drinking issue”: drinking a bottle of beer and shaking (not drinking) a bottle of rum  do not amount to it.
It is the disgruntled FBI agents, current, dismissed, and retired, who have the drinking and many other similar “issues”, and they project (ascribe it, see “projection” in psychology) on Patel, in their retaliation fury. This story tells more about them, and about the way they habitually operate, like the legalized governmental Mafia, than about Patel. This is not about “defending” Patel, he does not need it; this is about defending the truth.
Purge, purge, purge, and purge: this is the only way to deal with the FBI agents’ drinking and many, many other problems. And then, purge a little more; so they would be squeaky, shiny clean.
And if you want to be absolutely sure, do the in-depth, objective, and comprehensive studies of the FBI’s drinking and many other problems.

See Also:
FBI’s malfeasance, alcoholism, and psychological problems
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Patel-FBI Conflict: Psychological Warfare  gemini.google.com/share/164b…
It is not possible to definitively state whether Kash Patel or the FBI agents critical of him suffer from clinical psychological issues or substance abuse problems. Accusations of instability, erratic behavior, or personal vices are frequently exchanged in high-stakes political conflicts, but such assessments are highly subjective, depend entirely on diverse political perspectives, and are rarely based on verifiable medical facts.

When analyzing the political personology of figures involved in the national security sector, the weaponization of psychological fitness is a recurring tactic. The clash between Patel and various FBI factions is fundamentally a battle over institutional trust, operational efficiency, and the scope of structural reform.

In this specific conflict, two competing narratives drive the personal attacks:

The Disruption Narrative: Kash Patel has positioned himself as an aggressive critic of the intelligence community, arguing that agencies like the FBI suffer from deep institutional dysfunction, overreach, and politicization, thereby requiring radical structural overhaul. From this perspective, agents who attack him are often framed by his supporters as “disgruntled” partisans or defenders of a broken status quo who use personal smears to protect their jurisdiction.
The Institutional Narrative: Conversely, institutional defenders and former FBI personnel often characterize Patel’s rhetoric and proposed reforms as reckless or dangerous to national security protocols. In this view, attacks on his fitness, stability, or judgment are presented as genuine warnings from experienced professionals about a highly disruptive figure operating outside traditional security sector norms.

For an outside observer, evaluating these claims requires separating the aggressive rhetoric of political maneuvering from actual, objective assessments of leadership fitness. When a public debate centers on fundamentally overhauling the state security apparatus, personal attacks are frequently used by all factions to discredit their opposition. Consequently, the truth about the private psychological state of the individuals involved is generally obscured by the intensity of the institutional warfare itself.
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— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Apr 20, 2026

Patel-FBI Conflict: Psychological Warfare  gemini.google.com/share/164b…

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Apr 20, 2026

#FBI
My  #Opinion: Purge, purge, purge, and purge!
#KashPatel does not have a “drinking issue”: drinking a bottle of beer and shaking (not drinking) a bottle of rum  do not amount to it.
It is the disgruntled FBI agents, current, dismissed, and retired, who have the drinking and many other similar “issues”, and they project (ascribe it, see “projection” in psychology) on Patel, in their retaliation fury. This story tells more about them, and about the way they habitually operate, like the legalized governmental Mafia, than about Patel. This is not about “defending” Patel, he does not need it; this is about defending the truth.
Purge, purge, purge, and purge: this is the only way to deal with the FBI agents’ drinking and many, many other problems. And then, purge a little more; so they would be squeaky, shiny clean.
And if you want to be absolutely sure, do the in-depth studies of the FBI’s drinking and many other problems.

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— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Apr 20, 2026

LIVE: FBI in UTTER CHAOS as Kash RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS!!!  youtube.com/live/Od0I2AXTPHQ… via  @YouTube

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Apr 19, 2026