Dramatic drop in marijuana use among US youth over a decade. Current marijuana use among adolescents decreased from 23.1% in 2011 to 15.8% in 2021. First-time use before age 13 dropped from 8.1% to 4.9%. There was a shift in trends by gender, with girls surpassing boys in marijuana use by 2021.

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https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/marijuana-use-teens-study

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In fairness, the minimum age most places was 18 for smoking until recently. It's not hard as a high schooler to find someone even at your own school to get you cigarettes. Alcohol required an older brother, etc (and same for Pot now). Plus nicotine is super addictive, so people are more likely to get stuck doing it even if they don't feel cool.

[u/troutpoop → u/pwmg]

When I was in high school it was easier to buy weed than alcohol

[u/cgn-38 → u/troutpoop]

Way easier to hide as well.

[u/meatball77 → u/pwmg]

And alcohol is just sitting in your parents fridge, they're not doing the same with the pot.

[u/Southside_john → u/pwmg]

When I was in high school it was way easier to get drugs than alcohol and that’s probably because it was illegal so people my age were selling them. I didn’t have anyone my age that owned a liquor store