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Here’s Why Cannabis Legalization Doesn’t Lead to Higher Teen Use Rates

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 10/19/2015 - 09:42

When recreational marijuana laws first began appearing on ballots in 2012, voices frenzied around the topic of underage cannabis consumption. Surely legalization sends a message to kids that it’s okay for them to use cannabis, and surely it would make it easier for them to get their hands on it. Right?

The evidence in national surveys on drug use has been interpreted in a variety of ways by analysts. So what’s really going on, and more importantly, how does this information inform drug policy and education?

 

How Prevalent is Underage Cannabis Consumption?

Every year, a survey called Monitoring the Future polls over 40,000 high school students nationwide on their drug consumption habits. Here’s how things have changed since 1996:

 

Cannabis Underage Use Trends via Monitoring the Future's 2014 report

Data source: Monitoring the Future 2014 report

As indicated in the chart, cannabis use among high...

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