Marijuana Use Among Adults Increasingly Climbing in Colorado and Washington

Colorado and Washington, the first states to legalize pot, have seen a spike in marijuana use among adults while the rate among teenagers has remained flat, according to two studies.

The results of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) showed that, between 2012 and 2013, people 26 and older were smoking more pot in those states. But the figures also revealed only a very slight uptick in marijuana use by children aged 12-17, according to The Washington Post.

The findings were backed up by a more recent study of pot use by the federal government’s Monitoring the Future survey.

The Post pointed out that the NSDUH survey was taken when Colorado and Washington had legalized pot use but had not yet implemented any marijuana markets, which started earlier this year.

Officials can expect the rates to climb even higher when the surveys will reflect the sales in legalized pot shops, according to the newspaper, which noted that the rate of marijuana use has also increased by “significant amounts” in Maine, Georgia, Maryland and Missouri. (Read more from this story HERE)

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