[luv2ski]

Interesting study that seems to contradict others that have been posted on FR.

[Boogieman]

“they worry that selling pot at dispensaries will make it easy for young people to access the drug”

The easiest place in the US to get pot (where it is illegal) is a high school. Young people do not have any problem getting access to it.

[BuffaloJack]

Anyone who believes this is deluded.

[NobleFree]

One theory floated by the study’s authors was that teens may find it more difficult to access marijuana if drug dealers are replaced by licensed dispensaries that require proof of age, possibly contributing to the decrease.

Naturally - that's why teens have been reporting since well before any state legalized that they could get marijuana almost as easily as beer or cigarettes, even though the latter two are far more popular among adults.

Funny/sad how the FR Reefer Madness faction dismisses the facts and logic here merely because the conclusion contradicts their presuppositions.

[NobleFree]

The study estimates an association between legalization and teen use, not causation, meaning the study does not show conclusively that legalizing pot causes a decrease in teen use.

Also funny/sad that this sort of caveat rarely appears in articles about harms associated with marijuana.

[mumblypeg]

Legalizing pot has resulted in unwanted contact highs in people who are trying to mind their own business on city streets.

[Hot Tabasco]

Right! In addition to continuously raising taxes on tobacco, states are trying to raise the age of purchasing to 21......go figure!