Legalization votes bring worries of increased youth marijuana use, but evidence remains murky

  • Legalizing marijuanna is a concern of the unknowin effects it could have on brain develpment among teenagers.
    Legalizing marijuanna is a concern of the unknowin effects it could have on brain develpment among teenagers.
One major concern of South Dakotans who opposed legalization of medical and recreational marijuana was that it could lead to an epidemic of youth use of the drug. Drug-abuse prevention advocates and law enforcement officials said greater availability of marijuana would almost certainly lead to an increase of use among children and teens whose brains are still developing. Despite their concerns,…

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