tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048370166387335067.post7351014700624157209..comments2023-10-10T06:12:07.701-07:00Comments on HarmsOfPot: Medical marijuana dispensaries lull teens, parents into thinking it’s harmless, say expertUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048370166387335067.post-16420220670844774802015-04-25T07:19:00.751-07:002015-04-25T07:19:00.751-07:00As shown by four separate peer-reviewed studies pu...As shown by four separate peer-reviewed studies published in respected journals, legalizing medical cannabis has not increased cannabis usage in teens:<br /><br />"This study did not find increases in adolescent marijuana use related to legalization of medical marijuana."<br />Choo et al. The Impact of State Medical Marijuana Legislation on Adolescent Marijuana Use. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2014.<br /><br />"Our results suggest that, in the states assessed here, MMLs have not measurably affected adolescent marijuana use in the first few years after their enactment."<br />Lynne-Landsman et al. Effects of state medical marijuana laws on adolescent marijuana use. Am J Public Health. 2013.<br /><br />"We find limited evidence of causal effects of MMLs on measures of reported marijuana use."<br />Harper et al. Do medical marijuana laws increase marijuana use? Replication study and extension. Ann Epidemiol. 2012.<br /><br />"Our results are not consistent with the hypothesis that the legalization of medical marijuana caused an increase in the use of marijuana and other substances among high school students."<br />Anderson et al. Medical Marijuana Laws and Teen Marijuana Use. IZA 2012. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com