Another attempt to put into perspective the problem we (including me) are asking JT to 'solve'.
Lots of opinions so far ranging from pot use is unacceptable under any circumstance to it being the equivalent of drinking soda pop. So I tried finding some numbers, but with surprisingly little success - at least at the college level.
However, I did learn that the portion of youths between 12 and 17 who use pot in any given month is estimated at about 37%.
Couldn't find any comparable stats for college, but it would be reasonable to argue that the percentage increases significantly when one goes to college. This is supported by the trend line that shows usage moving from 16% to 32% to 37% as students move from 8th to 10th to 12th grade.
I did find a stat for one particular college that estimated 45 percent of students used pot during their time at that school. That school was Yale.
I also learned that usage among males was almost 50% higher than that for females. (If you are following along, most football players are male.)
However, the most fascinating number I saw was that teens who attend parties are EIGHTEEN times as likely to use pot than those who do not. We can speculate all day on why this is true, but I think we can all agree that the social life for the average OSU football player is quite active.
One could fairly estiamte that the day Eric Haw lit up conservatively half his team mates did the same.
Now get a handle on this JT! It is YOUR problem!
Lots of opinions so far ranging from pot use is unacceptable under any circumstance to it being the equivalent of drinking soda pop. So I tried finding some numbers, but with surprisingly little success - at least at the college level.
However, I did learn that the portion of youths between 12 and 17 who use pot in any given month is estimated at about 37%.
Couldn't find any comparable stats for college, but it would be reasonable to argue that the percentage increases significantly when one goes to college. This is supported by the trend line that shows usage moving from 16% to 32% to 37% as students move from 8th to 10th to 12th grade.
I did find a stat for one particular college that estimated 45 percent of students used pot during their time at that school. That school was Yale.
I also learned that usage among males was almost 50% higher than that for females. (If you are following along, most football players are male.)
However, the most fascinating number I saw was that teens who attend parties are EIGHTEEN times as likely to use pot than those who do not. We can speculate all day on why this is true, but I think we can all agree that the social life for the average OSU football player is quite active.
One could fairly estiamte that the day Eric Haw lit up conservatively half his team mates did the same.
Now get a handle on this JT! It is YOUR problem!
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