Stoned kids do better

November 6, 2007 by Cannabis Junction
Filed under: Cannabis News

A Swiss study suggests that teens who use only cannabis appear to function better than those who also use tobacco, and are more socially driven and have no more psychosocial problems than those who abstain from both substances, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Marijuana only users had the following characteristics vs marijuana and tobacco users:

More likely to be male (71.6 percent marijuana smokers versus 59.7 percent of teens who used tobacco and marijuana)
Play sports (85.5 percent vs. 66.7 percent of tobacco and marijuana)
Live with both parents (78.2 percent vs. 68.3 percent of tobacco and marijuana)
Have good grades (77.5 percent vs. 66.6 percent of tobacco and marijuana)

Against users that didn't smoke marijuana or tobacco

More likely to be male (71.6 percent cannabis users vs. 47.7 percent of teens who abstained)
Have a good relationship with friends (87 percent vs. 83.2 percent)
Be sensation-seeking (37.8 percent vs. 21.8 percent)
Play sports (85.5 percent vs. 76.6 percent)
Less likely to have a good relationship with their parents (74.1 percent vs. 82.4 percent)

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