Marijuana

Growing up and while in high school, I was never confronted with marijuana. I know that may sound strange but I had only heard about it mainly in classrooms and such. None of my friends did it, I’m pretty sure no one or at least no one that anyone knew about did it. (I went to an incredibly small high school.) Now, at college I am confronted with it all of the time.
Go to (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/dcf/du.htm) and look at the chart entitled “Percent of all college students, 1993-2003” This chat illustrates that marijuana use has been increasing at a decent rate. Now, younger and younger children are starting to use also. Between 1992 and 2004 past-month use of marijuana increased from:
12% to 20% among high school seniors.
8% to 16% among 10th graders.
4% to 6% among 8th graders.
These numbers are surprising, and yet growing at a significant rate. Now look at the chart entitled “Age of respondent, 2003” (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/dcf/du.htm). This chart illustrates Marijuana use between different age groups within the past month and year. This chart shows that people between the ages of 18-25 are the most common users of marijuana.
College students are the most common users of marijuana, which seems strange because it has been proven that regular smoking of marijuana decreases memory and inability to concentrate. This may be bad considering we’re going to college to improve these things, crazy huh?