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Teens Not Turned On by Medical Marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 06/15/2015 - 18:30

Action Points

  • Note that this observational study found that eighth- to 12th- graders in states which have passed medical marijuana laws were more likely to have used marijuana.
  • Be aware, however, that the within-state changes from before- to after-legislation were not significant.

The availability of medical marijuana does not cause a surge in pot smoking among teens, according to a national, school-based survey.

When the survey results were aggregated across grade (grade 8 through 12) they found that the risk of marijuana use did not significantly change after the state passed a medical marijuana law. That is to say, adjusted prevalence for combined grades was 16.25% before the law passed, and 15.45% after the law passed (Adj. odds ratio 0.92, 95% CI 0.82-1.04, P=0.185).

In states that allowed the use of medical marijuana use among teens in grades 8 through 12, 15.87% of teens were using marijuana versus...

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