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This Washington Post article says that teen drug use is down in Colorado after they passed marijuana legalization: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2
by fleekonpoint 7y ago
This Washington Post article says that teen drug use is down in Colorado after they passed marijuana legalization: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/12/11/following-marijuana-legalization-teen-drug-use-is-down-in-colorado/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/12/11/follo.... I think it's due to the reasons that others have mentioned - that minors can't buy it illegally from stores and the drug dealers they used to buy from are now irrelevant.
- umvi 7y agoMinors can't buy Juul legally from stores either, yet Juul usage is skyrocketing among minors. I think it has less to do with the legality alone and more to do with fashion/image/etc (which is enabled by legalization). Marijuana might be down now, but I could see THC Juul pods or MJ pills or some other form of legal marijuana becoming a fad among minors in the future and usage skyrocketing. Legalization is the enabler in this case.