Is Teen Weed Interest Waning As It Becomes Legal? New Survey Provides Interesting Insights

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Separate data published in JAMA Pediatrics reported that the establishment of adult-use marijuana laws is associated with decreased rates of marijuana use among young people. Despite anti-legalization and prohibitionists who predicted a spike in youth marijuana consumption, cannabis use among adolescents has been hovering around 13.5% for years. By Jelena Martinovic As more states pass laws allowing adult use of cannabis, concerns that legalization would make marijuana more accessible to young people arise. However, for those aged 18 to 25, past-year marijuana use percentages remained almost unchanged, dropping only slightly from 35.4% to 34.5% over the same period. Past-year cannabis use among the young population nationwide declined from 13.2% to 10.1% from 2019-2020, according to recent data gathered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

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Despite anti-legalization and prohibitionists who predicted a spike in youth marijuana consumption, cannabis use among adolescents has been hovering around 13.5% for years.

By Jelena Martinovic

As more states pass laws allowing adult use of cannabis, concerns that legalization would make marijuana more accessible to young people arise.

In 2019, a study conducted by researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine...

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