Earlier this year, the American Academy of Pediatrics
published an article called The Impact of Marijuana Policies on Youth: Clinical, Research, and Legal Update. While the report failed to recognize the benefits of regulating marijuana similarly to alcohol, it did support decriminalizing marijuana because of the harms caused by arrests and their aftermath.
We put together this handy guide to highlight the most important points. Please share it with anyone who still thinks arresting and prosecuting marijuana consumers is good for young people.
The AAP also recently published a study suggesting that random drug testing and zero tolerance policies in schools can actually harm teens.