The risks marijuana can pose to people—and even pets—near users is getting more attention from researchers, as consumption rises along with legalization efforts in parts of North America.
Marijuana use among college-age adults increased by 6 percentage points from 2015 to 2020, according to a survey conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health. Living in a state that legalized recreational marijuana was associated with increased use in the past year and the past month among some groups including Hispanic people and non-Hispanic white people, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
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