Pubdate: Fri, 08 Jul 2016 Source: San Diego Union Tribune (CA) Copyright: 2016 Union-Tribune Publishing Co. Contact: http://www.utsandiego.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/386 Note: Seldom prints LTEs from outside it's circulation area. Author: Diego Di Maria POT LEGALIZATION WILL SURELY MEAN MORE USE In "After legalization, pot use for youth may stay flat" (July 1), the reporter got it wrong. Colorado legalized pot several years ago and since this ill-advised social experiment began, Colorado skyrocketed to No. 1 in the nation for pot smoking. According to the nation's most reliable and trusted data source, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, pot use among those between 12 and 17 in Colorado is 74 percent higher than the national average. Pot use among those between 18 and 25 in Colorado is 62 percent higher than the national average. And for Colorado adults 26 years and older, their pot use is 104 percent higher than the national average. The data proves legalization equals more pot use, more stoned drivers, more addiction and more societal costs. Diego Di Maria San Diego - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom