"Taken as a whole, these studies suggest that marijuana legalization has not had much overall effect on marijuana use by children and adolescents."
Topic: Teens/Youth
Investigators concluded, “Over all states in the analysis, the rate of adolescent treatment admissions for marijuana use declined significantly over the study period."
Authors found "no evidence" that legalization was associated with any impact on young people’s "cannabis use or perceived risk of use."
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