Dr. Dsouza is a PGY-5 Psychiatry Resident, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell, Glen Oaks, New York.
Disclosure The author reports no financial relationships with any companies whose products are mentioned in this article, or with manufacturers of competing products.
Strategies for preventing or reducing marijuana use among adolescents might include imposing restrictions and passing stricter laws on the sale of marijuana to individuals age <21, regulating marijuana advertising, increasing adolescent substance use prevention program initiatives, and educating youth about the negative effects of marijuana. Further research is needed to clearly establish if the legalization of marijuana for adult recreational use will increase its use among adolescents.
