Questions on the impact of medical marijuana laws on teenagers' illicit use of the drug have been raised repeatedly by public health officials. One study suggests that allowing marijuana to be sold for medical purposes doesn't harm teens.
Researchers compared teens in Rhode Island, where medical marijuana was legalized in 2006, with adolescents in Massachusetts, which doesn't allow medical marijuana sales. The analysis included 32,570 teens who completed surveys on drug use between 1997 and 2009. The study showed no statistically significant differences regarding marijuana use between the two states in any year.
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This study is one among many analyses on the effects of medical marijuana laws and proposals to legalize all marijuana use. It's unclear, however, whether the experience in two small Eastern states would apply to places like California, where, for a time, it seemed as if there were more marijuana dispensaries than fast-food restaurants.
The study was presented Wednesday at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Assn. by Dr. Esther Choo, an emergency medicine physician at Rhode Island Hospital.
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Researchers compared teens in Rhode Island, where medical marijuana was legalized in 2006, with adolescents in Massachusetts, which doesn't allow medical marijuana sales. The analysis included 32,570 teens who completed surveys on drug use between 1997 and 2009. The study showed no statistically significant differences regarding marijuana use between the two states in any year.
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A study finds medical marijuana laws don't influence teens to use. Photo: A study finds medical marijuana laws don't influence teens to use.
This study is one among many analyses on the effects of medical marijuana laws and proposals to legalize all marijuana use. It's unclear, however, whether the experience in two small Eastern states would apply to places like California, where, for a time, it seemed as if there were more marijuana dispensaries than fast-food restaurants.
The study was presented Wednesday at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Assn. by Dr. Esther Choo, an emergency medicine physician at Rhode Island Hospital.
NewsHawk: Raysdad 420 Magazine
Source: latimes.com
Author: Shari Roan
Contact: Contact Us
Copyright: © 2011, Los Angeles Times
Website:© Los Angeles Times - California, national and world news - latimes.com
