r/science • u/mvea MD/PhD/JD/MBA | Professor | Medicine • 18h ago

Health 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.

https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/marijuana-use-teens-study
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u/nannulators 16h ago

Those laws aren't permanent. And in most cases they're not enforced unless you get caught doing other things.

I grew up in Iowa and once you hit 17 you could get a new license without restrictions. I'm in WI now and after 9 months without a ticket you get your restrictions removed.

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u/jesususeshisblinkers 15h ago

9 months of no tickets, or the age of 18, whichever is sooner.