Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia have legalized the use of marijuana products for medical use, and 24 of those have legalized it for adult recreational use. As states establish their legal marijuana markets, their main priority — before addressing concerns around tax revenue, social equity issues, illegal markets, or anything else — should be ensuring that young people are protected from exposure to marijuana and can’t access it.
But implementing strong and comprehensive protections for children is not the norm in many states that have legalized recreational marijuana use.
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Author: Linda Richter, Robyn Oster, and Lindsey Vuolo
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