Cannabis use falls among US teenagers but rises among everyone else – study

Research finds cannabis use increases among college-educated and high-income Americans

By: Hannah Harris Green

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It is possible that state-level legalization has curtailed teen cannabis use, because recreational dispensaries are strictly forbidden from selling to anyone under 21. Photograph: Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune via Getty Images

A new study found that cannabis use in the US has been increasing … but not among teenagers.

The research, which looked at data on more than 500,000 people’s cannabis habits during different time periods from 2013 to 2022 and was published in this month’s edition of Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, also revealed that cannabis use had increased among Americans in households earning more than $75,000 a year, as well as those with a college degree.

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