About 20%. Cannabis use among adolescents in the United States is sharply dropped in the last 10 years.
I am highlighting it the data collected from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). But this phenomenon is far from causal.
In fact, it has been in the US for 10 years there is some form of regulation in place. Precisely in Colorado, where the first legal sale of cannabis in the country began in 2014.
And as revealed by various studies conducted in the past, legalization has never encouraged the use of cannabis among younger people, on the contrary, it could make it decrease. And so it was.
20% less: how cannabis use has dropped among US youth
After questioning youth ages 12 to 17, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) confirmed that:
- between 2014 and 2023, adolescents who used cannabis are got off well of 18%
- I'm the 15% less instead the kids who have taken marijuana in the last year
- it is dropped finally by 19% current use among young people
“Sensational claims that adult-use legalization laws are linked to increased teen marijuana use simply they are not true"he declared Paul Armentano, the deputy director of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws).
He continues: "These government findings should reassure legislators that access to cannabis can be legally regulated in a way that is safe, effective and does not have an unintended impact on the habits of young people".
Legalize to protect the youngest
Legalization for recreational purposes "she was not associated to the frequent use of cannabis". This is what was declared by the American Medical Association: the largest association of doctors and medical students in the United States.
In fact, it would be quite the opposite. In fact, from the study published in JAMA, we read that: "The adoption of the medical marijuana law was associated with a 6% decrease of the odds of current marijuana use and a 7% decrease of the probability of frequent use of marijuana".
In fact, regulating the cannabis market, and removing it from crime, not only guarantees a quality product, but reduces purchasing opportunities of the younger ones, who cannot obtain supplies from authorized shops.
| For further information: "Legalization does not increase cannabis consumption among younger people, studies"
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