By "Radical" Russ Belville on June 4, 2008
Less sex, drugs and booze for high school kids
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention questioned 14,041 students in grades nine through 12 in 39 states in spring 2007 on a range of risky behaviors in a survey it has conducted every two years since 1991.
The survey said 20 percent of the high school students had used marijuana at least once in the prior month — up from the 15 percent in 1991 but down from a peak of 27 percent in 1999. In addition, 38 percent said they had ever used marijuana, more than in 1991 but down from 47 percent in 1999.
Well, isn’t that strange? In 1999, when there were four medical marijuana states, 27% of high schoolers used marijuana in the past month and 47% said they’ve at least used it once. Now, in 2007, when the number of medical marijuana states has tripled, both figures dropped substantially.
Wasn’t medical marijuana supposed to “send the wrong message to the children”?
Posted in ACTIVISM, FAMILIES | Tagged CDC
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