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Study: Adult-Use Legalization Associated with Decline in Youth Treatment Admissions

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The enactment of adult-use cannabis legalization laws is not associated with an increase in marijuana-related youth drug treatment admissions, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

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Marijuana Legalization Associated With Decline in Youth Treatment Admissions, Finds Study

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According to an interesting and for some eye-opening new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, the enactment of marijuana legalization laws is not associated with an increase in marijuana-related youth drug treatment admissions.

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Marijuana Legalization Linked to Decline in Youth Drug Treatment Admissions

CannaMD

As marijuana legalization continues to expand across the country, scientists are interested in tracking how legalization influences adolescents. Researchers from Temple University sought to find out how recreational marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado influenced adolescent treatment admissions for cannabis.

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CDC study finds teen pot treatment admissions plummeted

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Pete Ricketts alleged: “If you legalize marijuana, you’re going to kill your kids.”. But actual studies of adult-use states keep showing no or little effect on teen use, and now—hospital admissions. In March, Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Centers for Disease Control, 2020. CDC data aligns with most surveys.