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===== 5. Trends Depend on Age, Grade, and Location =====
* Trends aren’t identical in every state; some localized analyses find small increases in select subgroups or periods, while others report declines. PubMed<ref>{{cite web|title=PubMed|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35508822/|publisher=pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref>
* Perceptions of risk and accessibility can change with legalization, but this hasn’t translated into broad increases in usage in major national datasets.

===== 6. Other Influences on Youth Use =====
* Broader societal influences — such as pandemic social shifts, reduced in-person interaction among teens, and changes in other substance use behaviors — intersect with policy effects. The Guardian<ref>{{cite web|title=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/05/teen-drug-alcohol-use-decline|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref>
* Some critics point to localized reports of rising cannabis-related incidents among youth in specific states (e.g., New York), though such reports often use smaller datasets and are debated in interpretation. New York Post<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Post|url=https://nypost.com/2025/11/15/us-news/cannabis-poisoning-among-teens-skyrockets-since-ny-legalization/|publisher=New York Post|date=2025-11-15|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref>