Pubdate: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 Source: Los Angeles Times (CA) Page: A42 Copyright: 2010 Anders Froehlich Contact: http://www.latimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n1034/a06.html Author: Anders Froehlich POT DATA Re "Pot smoking makes comeback among teenagers," Dec. 15 In 1996, the year California voters passed Proposition 19, 21.9% of high school seniors reported smoking marijuana in the last 30 days. This year, the figure was 21.4%. If we actually believe the drug czar's claims about the effects on teen marijuana use of passing medical marijuana laws, then the logical conclusion is that such laws have caused a slight decrease in pot use among teenagers. Anders Froehlich San Rafael - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake