Some Teens Take Marijuana for Pain and Anxiety

jeremiah — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:18:14 -0700

Not all teenagers smoke marijuana with the goal of getting high. A new study by researchers at the University of B.C. found some teens use marijuana to relieve or manage health problems when other therapies have not worked.

The study, led by UBC Okanagan professor Joan Bottorff, involved in-depth interviews with 63 teenagers who use marijuana. Of those, 20 said they use the drug to manage health problems such as depression, anxiety, difficulty sleeping or pain.

Taking the Fun Out of Pot

jeremiah — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:34:26 -0800

Low rates of use in the Netherlands demonstrate that the best way to assure teens will try marijuana is to tell them it's illegal.

It's official: the Dutch have managed to make pot smoking uncool. The Dutch don't smoke nearly as much cannabis as Canadians, which is surprising because cannabis use is legal in the Netherlands. What can we learn from this?