Study Says It's Easier For Teens To Buy Marijuana Than Beer

By: Ty Brennan

A recent study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University has some startling results about teens and drugs.

In their study, they found that 40 percent of teens could get marijuana within a day; another quarter said they could get it within an hour. In another portion of the survey, teens between the ages of 12 and 17 say it's easier to get marijuana than buy cigarettes, beer or prescription drugs. That number is up 37 percent from 2007.

But, local law enforcement says these numbers don't match up to what's happening here in east Idaho.

Kim Ellis, Pocatello Police department: "That's something that we're seeing here, but as far as what we're seeing the statistics don't bear out, that way, we're seeing a lot more underage consumption citations than marijuana, possession of marijuana."

According the Pocatello Police Department, since the beginning of the year there were 58 alcohol violations with minors younger than 18, while there were only 12 marijuana violations.

Law enforcement credit's this to in school programs like "DARE" and having school resource officers available. For more information about the study: www.casacolumbia.org

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[TheCannabisChannel]

prohibition is a failure

[RichRawlings]

I also found this humorous, Law enforcement credit's this to in school programs like "DARE". The DARE program is also a known failure! My nephew when in grade school graduated top in his class from the program. Two years ago he was busted with cocaine.

[lxxlxx100]

Just f***** legalize it

[jreily88]

This is just more evidence that marijuana should be legalized, because then it can be regulated, taxed, and would require a permit to sell it only in licensed areas to people of a certain age. It would also drive the street value of it way down. You ever wonder why you don't see drug dealers on the street selling 6 packs of beer?

[Chumbbo]

Haha, i remember in 5th grade i was like " Ima never smoked weed!" haah look at meh now

[NinoBrown117]

@SKeTChyGr0WER and fuck the typo

[NinoBrown117]

@SKeTChyGr0WER what does this have to do with laws????? its the fault of individual people not the laws... use jur brain

[SKeTChyGr0WER]

@NinoBrown117 WOW! your so right,because every parent has a lock on the liquor cabinet & no one would ever sell to anyone underage right? get real guy! been to a college town b4? seems real hard to get alcohol around those parts.just take a look at any freshmen on homecoming week. O wait your right again.those people puking in the street are high on cannabis b/c it's much easier to get a hold of. or any high school house party those aren't kegs of beer right? b/c it's to hard 2 get

[NinoBrown117]

@SKeTChyGr0WER no idiot. it shows that it is easier fo teens to get there hands on weed since no drug dealer would ask for ID, then to buy alcohol which has age restriction...

[SKeTChyGr0WER]

Total bullshit! Kids do drugs. They also lie.cheat and steal so,what did this study show us? Kids admit to buying weed better then they admit drinking. Big deal i'd much rather see a study on why our kids feel that there life is so bad or stressful they need the shit to begin with....o wait never mind there is no money,drugs or weaponry to auction off or sell off. Just or children learning that hey I can smoke a J and be (A) safe from the hospital from poisoning (B) Not have a hangover (C) die

[RavenMad101]

All that proves is that cops are better at busting loud DRUNK teens then they are at finding quiet HIGH teens. It is so much easier to hide that you are high because it is nothing like getting hammered. You can still keep your shit together on weed.

[Mirkwoods]

Funny that the cops jump from a college study's statistics on what people can get to their own statistics on what people are busted for. They are completely different things... what idiocy, or perhaps spin but I don't give them that much credit.

There has also never been a credible report that says D.A.R.E. is at all effective. Nice investigative reporting there.