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In 2010, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act legalized medical marijuana use in the state of Arizona and decriminalized the small possession of the drug.
People who thought teens would be smoking more pot because of Arizona's 2010 medical marijuana laws were proven wrong according to a new study released this morning.
Combined, the percentage of 8th, 10th and 12th graders who reported using marijuana at least once in their lives went from 29.9 percent before the law passed to 28.7 percent in 2012, according to statistics in the latest Arizona Youth Survey. Conducted by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, the project collected questionnaires from more than 60,000 Arizona students in every county.
Reported marijuana use in the last 30 days also went down, from 14.8 percent in 2010 to 14.3 percent this year.
Will Humble, the director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, which administers the medical-marijuana program, says he won't try to draw conclusions about the survey's findings on just teen pot use. But he is "encouraged" that the survey showed a drop in all substances abused by teens, and a drop in teen drinking and driving.
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Source: examiner.com
Author: Kathleen Odenthal
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Website: Since Arizona legalized marijuana in 2010, teen drug use has declined - Jersey City medical marijuana | Examiner.com
People who thought teens would be smoking more pot because of Arizona's 2010 medical marijuana laws were proven wrong according to a new study released this morning.
Combined, the percentage of 8th, 10th and 12th graders who reported using marijuana at least once in their lives went from 29.9 percent before the law passed to 28.7 percent in 2012, according to statistics in the latest Arizona Youth Survey. Conducted by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, the project collected questionnaires from more than 60,000 Arizona students in every county.
Reported marijuana use in the last 30 days also went down, from 14.8 percent in 2010 to 14.3 percent this year.
Will Humble, the director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, which administers the medical-marijuana program, says he won't try to draw conclusions about the survey's findings on just teen pot use. But he is "encouraged" that the survey showed a drop in all substances abused by teens, and a drop in teen drinking and driving.
News Hawk- Truth Seeker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Source: examiner.com
Author: Kathleen Odenthal
Contact: About Examiner.com
Website: Since Arizona legalized marijuana in 2010, teen drug use has declined - Jersey City medical marijuana | Examiner.com
