Marijuana Use: Rise Not As Big As Previously Believed, Study Says

A new study claims that the previously reported numbers related to marijuana use and related problems are incorrect.

Although marijuana use is on the rise, with approximately 12.5 percent of adults in the United States using the drug at least once in 2013, a new study by Washington University School of Medicine researchers claims that the increase is not as big as previously believed. The team points to a previous study that claimed that use has doubled from 2002 to 2013 and reports that this is false, as well as revealing that the problems related to the drug have remained steady.

The new study reveals that instead of doubling, the increase was closer to 20 percent from 2002 to 2013, and pot-related problems, such as addiction, have either remained the same or decreased. However, despite the fact that the percentage of pot-smoking adults has doubled, the new study also reveals that...

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