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Medical marijuana advertising sparks interest in pot use among teens, study finds

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 07/06/2015 - 21:30

A study of Southern California middle school students found that those who see ads, billboards, or signs for medical marijuana were more likely to think about or smoke pot than those who see no advertising, researchers said Monday.

Surveys from more than 8,214 students who attended 16 Southern California middle schools during 2010 and 2011 were analyzed by researchers with the RAND corporation. The youths were asked in 2010, then again in 2011 about their exposure to medical marijuana advertising, use and their intentions about whether to use it in the future.

During the first survey, 22 percent of the students reported seeing at least one advertisement for medical marijuana over the past three months. The following year, the rate jumped to 30 percent.

Based on the answers, researchers said that seeing advertisements for medical marijuana was related to adolescents’ intentions to use or actually use marijuana one...

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