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Marijuana Use in Minnesota Youth Declined in 2025, According to New Data
The 2025 Minnesota Student Survey found past-12-month cannabis use among high school juniors fell to 12.7% from 25.2% in 2013, officials said.
- The 2025 Minnesota Student Survey indicates that 96% of students reported no cannabis use in the last month, marking the first such survey since Minnesota legalized adult recreational cannabis use in 2023.
- Self-Reported cannabis use among students in grades five, eight, nine, and 11 has dropped 57.7% since 2013, falling from 14.9% in 2013 to 6.3% in 2025 according to The Minnesota Department.
- More students now view cannabis use once or twice a week as moderately to greatly harmful, reversing a trend observed between 2013 and 2022 per The Minnesota Department data.
- Minnesota Health Commissioner Brooke Cunningham stated, "Despite positive trends, the student survey indicates that some of our children are encountering cannabis at young ages," urging early conversations about brain health impacts.
- The Minnesota Department recently published "How to Talk with Youth About Cannabis" to aid parents and adults, with additional resources available through the BeCannabisAware website for teachers and coaches.
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