Did teen perception, use of marijuana change after recreational use legalized?
Marijuana plant. Credit score: © jonnysek / Fotolia Marijuana use elevated and the drug's perceived harmfulness decreased amongst eighth- and 10th-graders in Washington after marijuana was legalized for leisure use by adults however there was no change amongst 12th-graders or amongst college students within the three grades in Colorado after legalization for adults there, in keeping with a brand new research printed on-line by JAMA Pediatrics . Washington and Colorado grew to become the primary two states to legalize leisure use of marijuana for adults in 2012, adopted by handful of different states since. The potential impact of legalizing marijuana for leisure use has been a subject of appreciable debate. Magdalena Cerdá, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., of the College of California Davis College of Medication, Sacramento, and coauthors examined the affiliation between legalizing leisure use of marijuana for adults within the two states and modificati...