US EditionOregon youth don’t consider cannabis use risky. Public health experts want to change that
- Oregon youth show the fourth highest cannabis use rate nationally and largely perceive its risks as low, according to a May 13, 2025 Senate committee hearing.
- This trend arises amid rising cannabis potency, increased access, and cultural narratives minimizing cannabis risks, while youth face greater mental health challenges than adults.
- Experts detailed growing child poisonings linked to edibles, whose THC limits doubled in 2022, and noted evidence that cannabis raises psychosis risk higher than other drugs.
- Medical Director Dr. David Rettew and Public Health Professor David Jernigan urged stricter potency limits, prevention programs, public health campaigns, and stronger regulation to reduce youth exposure.
- These concerns suggest Oregon may need enhanced policies to address underage cannabis use and misinformation to protect youth mental health and futures.
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Addiction experts raise alarm about cannabis use among Oregon’s youth
High-potency cannabis use among Oregon’s adolescents is putting them at risk of psychosis and other mental health problems, according to mental health and addiction experts who want the state to adopt policies that will curb underage use.
Most Oregon youth don’t consider cannabis use risky. Committee discusses ways to change that. - Salem Reporter
Oregon youth have some of the most elevated rates of cannabis use in the country — but when it comes to recognizing the risks, they rank at the very bottom. Public health and drug experts discussed how cannabis use is impacting Oregon youth during a Tuesday meeting of the Senate Early Childhood and Behavioral Health Committee. They pointed to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that found that 86% of Oregon yo…
Most Oregon youth don’t consider cannabis use risky. Committee discusses ways to change that • Lincoln Chronicle
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