After California decriminalized marijuana, teen arrest, overdose and dropout rates fell

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After California decriminalized marijuana, teen arrest, overdose and dropout rates fell

By Christopher Ingraham at the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/10/15/after-california-decriminalized-weed-teen-arrest-overdose-and-dropout-rates-fell/

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•that teen drug and alcohol use continues to fall, even as more states decriminalize marijuana and make it available for medical purposes;

•that states with medical marijuana laws haven't seen any uptick in teen marijuana use;

•that states with medical marijuana have actually seen decreases in prescription drug overdoses;

•that Alaska, where personal marijuana use has been de facto legalized for nearly 40 years, is completely average on a variety of economic and demographic indicators;



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[msongs]

1. local and federal LEOs make too much $$ from drugs being illegal nt