{"id":990,"date":"2012-06-12T07:42:35","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T07:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=16964"},"modified":"2012-06-12T07:42:35","modified_gmt":"2012-06-12T07:42:35","slug":"educating-teens-strikes-blow-at-tobacco-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/educating-teens-strikes-blow-at-tobacco-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Educating Teens Strikes Blow at Tobacco Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/educating-teens-strikes-blow-at-tobacco-numbers\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"273\" height=\"184\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/generational-gap.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"generational gap\" title=\"generational gap\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16997\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/educating-teens-strikes-blow-at-tobacco-numbers\/attachment\/generational-gap\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16997\" title=\"generational gap\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/generational-gap-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Youtube, smartphones,<a href=\"www.facebook.com\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook<\/a>, reality TV and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0\" target=\"_blank\"> Rickrolls<\/a> certainly may represent a new generation that has no idea about vinyl album artwork or Woodstock.\u00a0 However a new study may show even more evidence of a cultural shift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Center for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> (CDC) released its findings from a new study that shows U.S. teens are smoking marijuana <strong><em>more<\/em><\/strong> than cigarettes.\u00a0 Several decades ago, youth cigarette smoking was way more common than marijuana smoking.\u00a0 With education and more information regarding the risks of smoking, the gap has steadily been closing between the two.\u00a0 During the 1990s 14.7% of high school teens had smoked marijuana within 30 days of taking the CDC survey.\u00a0 In 1997, 36.4% of high school students had smoked at least one cigarette in the past month of participating in the survey. \u00a0In recent years teen cigarette and marijuana smoking numbers started to mirror each other but the numbers now show a definitive trend toward increased marijuana smoking and decreased cigarette smoking.\u00a0 The new study indicated that 23.1% of teens had smoked marijuana in the past 30 days while only 18.1% had smoked a cigarette in the same time.<\/p>\n<p>These numbers highlight an increasing generational gap.\u00a0 Experts cite education and rising pricing in cigarettes for the decline.\u00a0 There has also been a growing effort to id customers and increased penalties for selling to minors.\u00a0 We all understand how the finances can impact accessibility but decades of propaganda cannot keep up in an age where information is shared instantly.\u00a0 Tobacco education worked because cigarettes actually do cause many of the things we have been taught to fear.\u00a0 Many of us have family members who have suffered heart attacks or have developed cancer that has been linked to cigarette smoke.<\/p>\n<p>However, what was a successful education campaign for cigarettes is anything but for marijuana.\u00a0 Big Tobacco would never have tolerated exaggerated lies to be taught about their products so educators had to rely on the truth.\u00a0 Without such a giant advocacy group for marijuana, propaganda was able to run wild, until recently.\u00a0 Often, teens understand the computer age better than their parents and online patient testimonials and new marijuana research is published, the scare tactics have lost their effect.\u00a0 If we are truly concerned with a rise in teenage cannabis use, then there has never been a more obvious argument for regulation.\u00a0 If a marijuana purchase required an i.d. and was locked behind a store counter, then teens may be less likely to use it.<\/p>\n<p>The Millennials (also known by many names such as Generation Y) are known for demanding evidence and are accustomed to sharing information at a much quicker pace than older generations.\u00a0 Since authorities have not presented evidence other than hearsay and propaganda against cannabis, millenials do not seem to be worried about marijuana. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.policymic.com\/articles\/9394\/millennials-distrust-of-government-is-leading-to-a-congress-that-doesn-t-understand-us\" target=\"_blank\"> A recent article<\/a> describes their increasing distrust of the government.\u00a0 One statistic truly exemplified the shift in attitudes.\u00a0 Of the 18-29 year olds polled, 69% felt that community service was an honorable deed while only 35% felt the same about running for public office.\u00a0 In theory the two are supposed to be viewed the same, even as that seems na\u00efve in this day and age.\u00a0 The world is changing and it is changing quickly.\u00a0 We are living in an age where those governing have no idea how to deal with a new block of voters, a changing interconnected global economy, and a failed marijuana policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"273\" height=\"184\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/generational-gap.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"generational gap\" title=\"generational gap\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16997\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/educating-teens-strikes-blow-at-tobacco-numbers\/attachment\/generational-gap\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16997\" title=\"generational gap\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/generational-gap-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Youtube, smartphones,<a href=\"www.facebook.com\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook<\/a>, reality TV and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0\" target=\"_blank\"> Rickrolls<\/a> certainly may represent a new generation that has no idea about vinyl album artwork or Woodstock.\u00a0 However a new study may show even more evidence of a cultural shift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Center for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> (CDC) released its findings from a new study that shows U.S. teens are smoking marijuana <strong><em>more<\/em><\/strong> than cigarettes.\u00a0 Several decades ago, youth cigarette smoking was way more common than marijuana smoking.\u00a0 With education and more information regarding the risks of smoking, the gap has steadily been closing between the two.\u00a0 During the 1990s 14.7% of high school teens had smoked marijuana within 30 days of taking the CDC survey.\u00a0 In 1997, 36.4% of high school students had smoked at least one cigarette in the past month of participating in the survey. \u00a0In recent years teen cigarette and marijuana smoking numbers started to mirror each other but the numbers now show a definitive trend toward increased marijuana smoking and decreased cigarette smoking.\u00a0 The new study indicated that 23.1% of teens had smoked marijuana in the past 30 days while only 18.1% had smoked a cigarette in the same time.<\/p>\n<p>These numbers highlight an increasing generational gap.\u00a0 Experts cite education and rising pricing in cigarettes for the decline.\u00a0 There has also been a growing effort to id customers and increased penalties for selling to minors.\u00a0 We all understand how the finances can impact accessibility but decades of propaganda cannot keep up in an age where information is shared instantly.\u00a0 Tobacco education worked because cigarettes actually do cause many of the things we have been taught to fear.\u00a0 Many of us have family members who have suffered heart attacks or have developed cancer that has been linked to cigarette smoke.<\/p>\n<p>However, what was a successful education campaign for cigarettes is anything but for marijuana.\u00a0 Big Tobacco would never have tolerated exaggerated lies to be taught about their products so educators had to rely on the truth.\u00a0 Without such a giant advocacy group for marijuana, propaganda was able to run wild, until recently.\u00a0 Often, teens understand the computer age better than their parents and online patient testimonials and new marijuana research is published, the scare tactics have lost their effect.\u00a0 If we are truly concerned with a rise in teenage cannabis use, then there has never been a more obvious argument for regulation.\u00a0 If a marijuana purchase required an i.d. and was locked behind a store counter, then teens may be less likely to use it.<\/p>\n<p>The Millennials (also known by many names such as Generation Y) are known for demanding evidence and are accustomed to sharing information at a much quicker pace than older generations.\u00a0 Since authorities have not presented evidence other than hearsay and propaganda against cannabis, millenials do not seem to be worried about marijuana. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.policymic.com\/articles\/9394\/millennials-distrust-of-government-is-leading-to-a-congress-that-doesn-t-understand-us\" target=\"_blank\"> A recent article<\/a> describes their increasing distrust of the government.\u00a0 One statistic truly exemplified the shift in attitudes.\u00a0 Of the 18-29 year olds polled, 69% felt that community service was an honorable deed while only 35% felt the same about running for public office.\u00a0 In theory the two are supposed to be viewed the same, even as that seems na\u00efve in this day and age.\u00a0 The world is changing and it is changing quickly.\u00a0 We are living in an age where those governing have no idea how to deal with a new block of voters, a changing interconnected global economy, and a failed marijuana policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[908,52,909,910,56,9,911,51,70,912,913,1,3,914,915,61,916],"tags":[3479,2632,3480,3481,2636,3482,2631,5,3483,3484,3485,3486,6,3487],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}