One Chance to Grow Up, a group that monitors youth access to drugs, said Colorado legislation helped contribute to a decrease in students dabbing marijuana concentrates. The law included education resources on the health risks of using high-concentrate marijuana products such as psychotic symptoms and other mental health symptoms, according to the legislation.
But while the data shows a decrease in youth dabbing marijuana concentrates, there’s been an increase in vaping THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana. Among high schoolers who had used marijuana in the past month, the number who reported vaping marijuana has steadily increased from 22% in 2015 to 39% in 2021 to 46% in 2023.
“During those eight years, we saw an explosion in discreet, flavored marijuana vaping products, including fruity and sweet flavors,” said Rachel O’Bryan, co-founder of One Chance to Grow Up. “These flavors are attractive to kids and can provide extremely high amounts of concentrated THC, which harms growing brains.” Read the CPR article.
