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  • Marijuana use is more harmful than teens think

    Rob Meeter|Updated Dec 11, 2012

    Regardless of the softening of attitudes toward marijuana here in Oregon and around the nation, there are risks and harm associated with marijuana use by teens. We need to be informed about the facts and share those facts with our youth. It is a myth to believe that marijuana is harmless and not addictive. One in six teens who start using marijuana becomes addicted. In Sisters, 41 percent of 11th and 12th graders reported having tried marijuana (2010-2011 Sisters High School Survey). This SHSS revealed that 64 percent of... Full story