Teen Marijuana Use Remains Flat Nationwide As More States Legalize

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4. Not particularly surprising.

Not to me, at any rate. Don't know about the experiences of others, but MJ was a LOT easier to find/get/buy at my high school (long before any move to decriminalize it) than alcohol was. There may be some few adults who decline to smoke weed because of the law, and significantly more who abstain due to secondary issues like workplace testing, but to a teen, both are illegal, makes no difference, so who cares? MJ, though, is(was) sold by unregulated criminals who have nothing to lose from not carding their customers, whereas the legal sellers of alcohol are strongly incentivized to sell only to adults. Plus, MJ is a lot easier to hide, carry, etc. in meaningful quantities. You can shove half an ounce of weed in the front pocket of your jeans. Try doing the same with a case of beer.