Trends & Articles Study Finds Marijuana Vaping and Edible Uses Sees Increase with High School Seniors by Sophia Vida April 23, 2020 According to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics, vaping and edible consumption of marijuana increased by more than 7 percentage points each among high school seniors from the years 2015 to 2018. There was a decrease in smoking m...
Trends & Articles Number of Teens Smoking Marijuana Drops Dramatically in Washington by Sophia Vida December 24, 2018 Since the state of Washington legalized recreational marijuana for people 21 and older, the number of teenagers lighting up or using the drug has dropped significantly. This finding is according to new research that was publish...
Trends & Articles Study Says Teens Who Vape Will Likely Use Marijuana Later On by Sophia Vida August 07, 2018 A study that was published in the Journal Pediatrics has found that teenagers who use e-cigs and hookahs are more likely to smoke marijuana eventually. University of Pennsylvania researchers as well as University of Southern Ca...
Science related (Medical) Young Americans are Choosing Marijuana Over Cigs and Alcohol Says Study by Sophia Vida May 19, 2018 New research that was published in the journal Prevention Science has found that there are more young Americans opting for marijuana over alcohol or cigarettes. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) r...
Science related (Medical) Research Says Teens who Watch Medical Marijuana Ads More Likely to Use by Sophia Vida May 18, 2018 According to new research, teenagers who watch medical marijuana ads are more prone to smoking marijuana themselves. Lead study author and senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation, Elizabeth D'Amico, remarked, "Our f...
Trends & Articles A U.S. Study Says Teens Who Vape May Have Higher Risk of Using Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 24, 2018 According to U.S. study, teenagers who use e-cigarettes may be twice as likely to smoke marijuana than their peers who have never used e-cigarettes. The study found that teenagers in the age range of 12 to 14 were 2.7 times mor...
Trends & Articles Increased Use of Marijuana and Vaporizer Use is a Concern for High School Seniors by Sophia Vida December 14, 2017 According to data from a 2017 national drug use survey, experts are warning of a slight uptick in the rates of senior high school students in the U.S. using marijuana and vaporizer. The 2017 Monitoring the Future survey, which ...
Trends & Articles Teenage Boys who Regularly Use Marijuana and Booze Will End Up Like This by Sophia Vida November 07, 2017 According to scientists, it's not looking good for teenagers who regularly use alcohol and marijuana. The study, which tracked the effects of both on 1,165 young adults, found that boys are less likely to obtain a degree or hav...
Science related (Medical) Expert Says Teenagers Shouldn’t Do This With Cannabis to Avoid Cancer by Sophia Vida June 17, 2017 According to a weed researcher based at York University, Ian Hamilton, teenagers should not roll their cannabis joints with tobacco if they want to avoid cancer. Instead Hamilton says they should smoke the drug alone if they wa...