Increased availability and decreased perception of harm drive youth use and lowers the age of initiation to drug use — the goal of an industry working to capture lifetime customers, despite known consequences for physical and mental health. Youth exposures double the risk of addiction.
Links
[1] http://marijuana-policy.org/pot-used-to-be-pretty-harmless-but-its-plenty-dangerous-today-post-gazette/
[2] http://rethinkpot.org/tags/blog
[3] http://rethinkpot.org/tags/doctors
[4] http://rethinkpot.org/tags/mental-health
[5] http://rethinkpot.org/tags/addiction