Teen Use and the Gateway Theory

Marijuana Use By Young People: The Impact of State Medical Marijuana Laws
Rob Kampia's Presentation at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas, July 2007
Understanding the Association Between Adolescent Marijuana Use and Later Serious Drug Use: Gateway Effect or Developmental Trajectory?
Predictors of Marijuana Use in Adolescents Before and After Licit Drug Use: Examination of the Gateway Hypothesis
Risk For Initiation of Substance Use as a Function of Age of Onset of Cigarette, Alcohol and Cannabis Use: Findings in a Midwestern Female Twin Cohort
Contrasting Models of Genetic Co-Morbidity For Cannabis and Other Illicit Drugs in Adult Australian Twins
Cannabis and Other Illicit Drugs: Co-morbid Use and Abuse/Dependence In Males and Females
A Preliminary DTI Showing No Brain Structural Change Associated With Adolescent Cannabis Use
Antecedents and Outcomes of Marijuana Use Initiation During Adolescence
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States
Decriminalization/Teen Use Analysis [PDF]

Reports and Studies

02/06/12 | Decriminalization/Teen Use Analysis

07/18/11 | Toward a Global View of Alcohol, Tobacco, Cannabis, and Cocaine Use: Findings From the W.H.O. World Mental Health Survey

The U.S. has some of the world's most punitive drug policies and also the world's highest rates of marijuana and cocaine use, according to this World Health Organization survey of 17 countries, conducted by some of the world's leading substance abuse researchers.

07/18/11 | Antededents and Outcomes of Marijuana Use Initiation During Adolescence

06/20/11 | Marijuana Use by Young People

09/25/09 | Antededents and Outcomes of Marijuana Use Initiation During Adolescence

While federal officials regularly note with alarm that marijuana use is associated with poor grades, this study suggests that poor grades may be a cause of teen marijuana use, not the result. Interestingly, school grades were often a stronger predictor of future marijuana use than were attitudes or beliefs about marijuana.

OP-Eds

08/06/11 | Opinion Piece | Policy Alternatives, Removal of penalties / Decriminalization, Science, Studies, and Research, Teen Use
Time to Talk to Your Mom about Pot!

08/06/11 | Opinion Piece | Collateral Sanctions, Medical Marijuana, Policy Alternatives, Presidential Candidates, Search and Seizure, Teen Use, Victims
The Case For Medical Marijuana

08/06/11 | Opinion Piece | Collateral Sanctions, Courts and Justice System, Enforcement and Policing, Marijuana Market / Economy, Policy Alternatives, Removal of penalties / Decriminalization, Science, Studies, and Research, Search and Seizure, Teen Use, Victims
Legalized Pot Is More Than a Tax Bonanza

08/06/11 | Opinion Piece | Enforcement and Policing, Marijuana Market / Economy, Opposition / Prohibitionist, Policy Alternatives, Removal of penalties / Decriminalization, Science, Studies, and Research, Teen Use
The Marijuana Closet

08/06/11 | Opinion Piece | Collateral Sanctions, Marijuana Market / Economy, Medical Marijuana, Policy Alternatives, Science, Studies, and Research, Teen Use, Victims
3 Myths About Marijuana

Updates

12/20/11 | Blog | Science, Studies, and Research, Teen Use
Teen Marijuana Use Continues to Rise Despite High Arrest Rates

12/14/10 | Press Release | Enforcement and Policing, Medical Marijuana, ONDCP and Drug Czar, Opposition / Prohibitionist, Policy Alternatives, Science, Studies, and Research, Teen Use, Victims
Teen Marijuana Use Continues to Rise

10/15/10 | Press Release | Enforcement and Policing, ONDCP and Drug Czar, Opposition / Prohibitionist, Policy Alternatives, Science, Studies, and Research, Teen Use
Drug Czar Decries Teen Marijuana Use Even Though His Policies Are Behind Its Increase

03/03/10 | Press Release | Marijuana Market / Economy, Search and Seizure, Teen Use, Victims
DEA Marijuana Seizures Nearly Double As Marijuana Production in Mexico Grows by 35%

03/02/10 | Press Release | Policy Alternatives, Science, Studies, and Research, Teen Use
Regulation, Not Prohibition is Key to Reducing Teen Marijuana Use