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<br />important pubiic health concerns, while the lack of aggregated knowledge of cannabis-
<br />related health effects has led to uncertainty about the impact of its use 4 and
<br />WHEREAS, 32.8 million Americans ages 12 and older reported using cannabis in the past
<br />30 days, 49.6 million reported use in the past year,5 and 90 percent of adult cannabis
<br />users in the United States said their primary use was recreational; and between 2002
<br />and 2019, the percentage of past-month cannabis users in the U.S. population ages 12
<br />and older increased steadily from 6.2 percent to 10.8 percent 6� and
<br />WHEREAS, research has found cannabis use during adolescence, especially of products
<br />high in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), or heavy use, is associated with suicide attempt $
<br />high school drop-out,9 higher likelihood of use of other illicit drugs and experiencing
<br />mental health impairment;10 and
<br />WHEREAS the perception of risk from cannabis consumption has been falling steadily,
<br />dropping from 58.396 to 31.196 among youth nationally between 2000 and 2016,11 and
<br />just 17.1% among 12-17-year-olds in Minnesota in 2018/19;12 and
<br />WHEREAS, reported past year vaping of marijuana by youth age 18-22 doubled between
<br />2017 and 2018, with 20.8 percent of 12th graders, and 19.4°r6 of 10th graders, reporting
<br />past year marijuana vaping;13 and
<br />WHEREAS, in 2018 national marijuana use among full-time college students reached a
<br />35-year high;14 and
<br />4 The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research. The
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<br />� SAMHSA 2020, ibid.
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<br />young adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis [published correction appears in JAMA Psychiatry. 2019 Apr
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<br />Psychratry. 2014;1(4):286-293. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(14j70307-4.
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<br />cannabis dependence. Psychologrca( Medicine, 45 (15), 3181-3189.
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<br />Michigan; 2017.
<br />lz SAMHSA 2020, ibid.
<br />13 NIDA. 2019, December 18. Vaping of marijuana on the rise among teens. Reh-ieved from ,� ,,:� ��4 ,�<,,: �. � ., �n$� ��� ,
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