PERCEPTION OF RISK

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Karen Hadley in Marijuana Use
September 9, 2014

Marijuana Potency Soars While Youth’s Perception of Harm Drops

This chart compares two statistics: How many twelfth grade students feel that the regular use of marijuana is a “great risk,” and the average potency of marijuana seized by law enforcement and sent for testing.

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Sue Birkenshaw in Marijuana Use
July 10, 2014

What Can We Learn from the UK Reclassification of Marijuana?

From 2004 to 2009, the Labour government in the UK reclassified marijuana into a lower level of legal penalties. If we looked at the result of this action, could we possibly predict what might happen in the US as a result of increasing medical and recreational use of this drug?

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Sue Birkenshaw in Narconon
January 26, 2013

The Top Reasons Why Rise In Teen Pot Use Is Dangerous

It may be illegal, but some teens say that pot is as harmless as a swig of Red Bull. As a result of its innocuous rep, more and more teens are trying marijuana and surprised when they get hooked. The irony is that as teen pot use increases, so does the potency.

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