In states where marijuana is legal, licensed dispensaries are pushing out drug dealers

Licensed dispensaries are replacing drug dealers in these states, making it harder for teenagers who aren’t of legal age to get their hands on cannabis. However, the study did not find a decrease in teen use when only medical marijuana was legalized.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Thirty-three states and D.C. allow medical marijuana use. And the number of states where weed is legal is likely to rise in the near future.
• Nearly all of the presidential Democratic candidates support removing marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances.
• More than half — 61% — of Americans now believe marijuana should be legal.

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