Posted on 08/08/2014 5:54:05 PM PDT by Ken H
Teen marijuana use has fallen in Colorado since the state legalized the drug in 2012, according to a new report, bucking a nationwide trend of overall increases in teen use.
Thirty-day marijuana use fell from 22 percent in 2011 to 20 percent in 2013, and lifetime use declined from 39 percent to 37 percent during the same two years, according to an emailed press release from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Colorado legalized marijuana for adults in 2012 and statewide retail sales of the drug which is still illegal under federal law began in January.
Anti-legalization groups have long claimed that eliminating criminal penalties on adult use would lead to a spike in use by young people, but the opposite seems to be happening.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Here in Washington only the upper class kids could afford the retail prices, and they can’t buy legally anyway since everyone gets carded three times each visit.
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