No upswing seen in marijuana use among youths
Misdemeanor marijuana-related crimes have plummeted for adults following legalization, but for minors, marijuana is still very much illegal. Marijuana use among children is relatively flat, though children referred to court on suspicion of possessing marijuana went up slightly from 2013 to 2014.
"I wouldn't put a cause and effect there," said Eric Gilman, program manager at Clark County Juvenile Court.
The numbers are small to begin with — a couple hundred offenses — making it difficult to discern a trend. Over the past decade, there's been a decline in crimes such as minor in possession of marijuana or alcohol. Then again, referrals to juvenile court have been going down across the nation since 1999, Gilman said. In 2009, Clark County Juvenile Court received 3,089 referrals. Over the next five years, the number of referrals went down about 37 percent.
"No one has the magic answers as to why that has...
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