With I-502, will more young adults use pot?
The Seattle Times (US)
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Some researchers think marijuana use among 18- to 25-year-olds will increase when Initiative 502 goes into effect, but college students say the drug is already so easy to obtain that they don't believe pot use will go up. Roger Roffman, a principal supporter of I-502 and a professor emeritus who has studied marijuana use and dependency for nearly 30 years thinks use will increase. He expects new norms to evolve, including norms that will discourage abuse. "I think the way this initiative is written is going to feed into the gradual evolution of safer use, and better decision-making."
