The latest national Monitoring the Future Study showed that
marijuana use among teens stayed level in 2012, after four years
of increasing use. A leading indicator of use—the amount of risk
teenagers perceived to be associated with marijuana
use—continued its sharp decline. Daily use remained essentially
flat from 2011 to 2012 at relatively high levels. Parents are
the primary influence on adolescent behavior, even if it may not
always seem that way. Here are some resources that can help
parents discuss the use of marijuana with their children. What
Parents Should Say to Their Children about Marijuana: -
Marijuana Legalization: What Parents Can Say to Their Children
-- Leslie R. Walker, MD, Chief of Adolescent Medicine, and Inga
Manskop, Prevention WINS Coordinator, both of Seattle Children's
(Dec. 2012) - What Parents Should Say to Teens about I-502 and
Marijuana Legalization -- Roger Roffman, PhD, Professor
Emeritus, UW School of Social Work (Seattle Times, Nov. 11,
2012) Family Checkup: Positive Parenting