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There’s no way to legalize marijuana without increasing teen use

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 10/07/2015 - 10:04

If Maine votes to legalize marijuana, even if only for adults, the biggest problem is that more teenagers will use it. We know this because that’s what happened when laws were loosened to allow medical marijuana. In 1999, before Maine became one of the first states to legalize medical marijuana, it ranked 28 th in teen use; seven years later, it was No. 1.

 

While decriminalization only eliminates penalties for possession, medical marijuana acts more like legalization. It becomes legal to sell and even advertise. A study published in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors found that teens who saw medical marijuana ads were twice as likely to try the drug. As the lead researcher noted, “Advertising typically tells only one side of the of the story.” Another recent study, from the International...

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