Colorado marijuana law: uptick in adults lighting up, but not minors

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Colorado marijuana law: uptick in adults lighting up, but not minors

Associated Press
Monday 18 April 2016 22.05 BST

Colorado children are not smoking more pot since the drug became legal – but their older siblings and parents certainly are, according to a long-awaited report giving the most comprehensive data yet on the effects of the state’s 2012 recreational marijuana law.

The state released a report on Monday detailing changes in everything from pot arrests to tax collections to calls to Poison Control. Surveys given to middle-schoolers and high-schoolers indicate that youth marijuana use did not rise significantly in the years after the 2012 vote.

Anonymous surveys given to about 40,000 Colorado students before and after legalization showed “no significant change” in marijuana use by children under 18 in the preceding 30 days.

Among high school students, use went from about 23% in 2005 to about 20% in 2014. Similarly, there was no significant change in use by children younger than 13 in recent years.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/18/colorado-marijuana-law-report-adult-usage-increases-not-kids

[Warpy]

1. Legalizing and under pricing the black market closes the pipeline to kids

Yes, some kids will get it, usually swiping it from parents. However, it will slow down access to drugs considerably when the sale is taken out of the hands of criminals.