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New Jersey [US], February 16 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that since California s legalization of adult recreational marijuana in 2016, adolescents living there might be more likely to use it.
The findings were published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Lead researcher Mallie J. Paschall, PhD, a senior research scientist at the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation in Berkeley, California says, The apparent increase in marijuana use among California adolescents after recreational marijuana legalization for adult use in 2016 is surprising given the steady downward trend in marijuana use during years before legalization.