Pot Use Among Teens Decreases As Marijuana Laws Change

Pot use among teens has decreased since 2002, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. In addition, teens today disapprove of pot use more than teens a did a decade ago, the study reports.

 

Recent changes to marijuana laws in certain states have raised questions about how the use of pot could change, but lead researcher Christopher Salas-Wright believes the study proves that those who were concerned have nothing to worry about. Salas-Wright talked to Yahoo! Parenting about the use of pot among teenagers.

“With decriminalization, medicalization and in some places recreational use, and adults no longer viewing marijuana use as an immoral act, we were concerned how it would affect teen use and attitudes. But, especially at the middle school age, youth became more disapproving, not more permissive. And certainly this data tells us we don’t see a dramatic spike

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