As marijuana use increases, societal perceptions are altering
A new report, seeking to understand if perceptions about marijuana use are changing with the greater liberalization in the U.S., has found the most significant affect to be among eighth- and tenth-graders.
The research is focused on Washington (Washington and Colorado became the first two states to legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults in 2012). The influence of the legalization on young people, and in shaping societal attitudes in general, has for a while being the topic of the debate. The research, conducted by the University of California Davis School of Medicine, set-out to separate fact from fiction.
For the research, the investigators gathered data from 254,000 students who were in the eighth, 10th and 12th grades. The students took part in national student surveys, where questions on a variety of subjects were polled. Using the data the researchers were able to compare and contrast attitudes prior to recreational...
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