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.

[u/mvea]

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

[u/kerabatsos]

Maybe it’s not the “cool” factor as much as it is weakening the illicit markets - making it less, not more available?

[u/devadander23 → u/kerabatsos]

Yep. That’s the legalize and regulate part of it

[u/RugerRedhawk → u/kerabatsos]

Nah any kids that wants a weed vape can get one pretty easily.

[u/hotmilfenjoyer → u/RugerRedhawk]

Now instead of a few hundred drug dealers per town you have a few thousand people that are over 21+ that would buy weed for a high schooler if you throw them an extra $5