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Editorial: One argument against medical marijuana put to rest

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 06/19/2015 - 14:00

One of the key arguments used by opponents of legalizing medical marijuana in Florida should be put to rest. A study recently published in The Lancet Psychiatry concludes that medical marijuana laws do not increase use of marijuana by teenagers. As the supporters of medical marijuana prepare for another campaign for a constitutional amendment, this important study should reduce the overheated rhetoric and ease some public concerns.

 

To be sure, heavy pot use can cause physical and psychological dangers in youths whose brains and personalities are still forming. And the National Institute of Drug Abuse has long known that states with medical marijuana laws have higher rates of adolescent marijuana use than other states. The important question was why. The Lancet study, financed by NIDA and based on 23 years of surveys of 8th, 10th and 12th graders, found that states such as California, Colorado and Oregon had high...

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