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JAMA Psychiatry: “No Evidence” That Marijuana Legalization Laws Encourage Youth Use

NORML

Consistent with prior analyses, researchers determined, “There was no evidence that RML [recreational marijuana laws] were associated with encouraging youth marijuana use." The post JAMA Psychiatry: “No Evidence” That Marijuana Legalization Laws Encourage Youth Use appeared first on NORML.

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JAMA Pediatrics: Legalization Laws Linked with Fewer Teens Using Marijuana, Other Intoxicants

NORML

“Together, results found no net increases in cannabis or, through spillover effects, alcohol or tobacco use among adolescents in response to the rapid rise of RCL [recreational cannabis legalization] and RCR [recreational cannabis retail sales].

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Germany Legalizes Recreational Cannabis

Canna Law Blog

Germany has legalized recreational cannabis Germany’s new laws legalize possession by adults of up to 25 grams (around 1 ounce) of cannabis for recreational use. Portugal has legalized growing cannabis and it exports large quantities of it. It also allows for adults to grow up to three plants.

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Recreational Marijuana Laws Did Not Increase Substance Use Among Adolescents

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Researchers found no association between states enacting recreational marijuana laws and an increase of marijuana use among youth populations, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.1 1 Moreover, states even saw a decrease in substance use among younger populations where recreational marijuana is now legal.1,2

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Study: Marijuana Legalization Laws Not Are Associated with Lax Attitudes Toward Drugged Driving

NORML

The study's authors reported: “Current cannabis users in recreational and medical only cannabis states were significantly less likely to report driving within three hours of getting high in the past 30 days, compared to current users living in states without legal cannabis.".

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Recreational Marijuana Laws Not Linked to Increased Youth Marijuana Use

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

A recent study found that the adoption of recreational marijuana laws in the US is not associated with increased marijuana use among adolescents. As of April 2024, 24 states have legalized recreational marijuana. The drug is legal in another 14 states for medical use only. As support. Read More

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Malta and Thailand legalize recreational cannabis

Cannabis Life Network

The attitude towards recreational cannabis use is changing all over the world. This past week, Malta legalized recreational cannabis. Although all the details have yet to be released, here is what we know about the new cannabis laws in Malta and Thailand. Thailand did the same thing a little over a week ago.