Recently, a member of the Obama administration reported that the use of marijuana/pot in the younger generation has spiked. The general theme of the comment was that kids have been told for the last few years that marijuana/pot is medicine.  Resultantly, it was said that it should be no great surprise that juveniles are now misinterpreting the danger of marijuana/pot.

The comment produce a bit of a controversy because the federal government’s statistics, between the years 2003 and 2008, indicate that the use of marijuana/pot by kids between the ages of 12 to 17 dropped seriously in every state that passed a medical marijuana law. Indeed, the statistics show  that in six states (Alaska, Montana, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico and Washington) marijuana/pot use has fallen by more than 20% and in Hawaii use by teenagers dropped by 30%. Moreover, people from NORML, when asked about the statement made by the member of the Obama administration said that they were aware of no studies that supported these allegations.