Cannabis use among teenagers hit at least a 10-year low.
Opponents of cannabis have long claimed that legalizing it for adults would lead to an increase in teen use.
They were wrong, according to a new federal report.
Cannabis use among teenagers dropped from 2019 to 2021, hitting the lowest number in at least a decade. That’s despite more states legalizing its use for medical and recreational use, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Youth Risk Behavioral Survey.
In 2021, 16% of high school students reporting using cannabis in the past 30 days, compared to 22% in 2019.
Between 2011 and 2021, cannabis use declined from 26% to 14% among male high school students. For female high school students, cannabis use dropped from 20% to 18% during the same period.
H/T: www.sacurrent.com
