This paper contains the first estimates of the price sensitivity of the prevalence of youth marijuana use. Survey data … significantly to the trends in youth marijuana use between 1982 and 1998, particularly during the contraction in use from 1982 to … 1992. Similarly, changes in youth perceptions of the harms associated with regular marijuana use had a substantial impact …

sanctions for drug possession and sale on youth drug use. Data on cocaine and marijuana use by high school seniors are taken … youth cocaine demand is sensitive to price, with average past year and past month cocaine demand elasticities of -1.28 and … marijuana have a negative and statistically significant impact on youth cocaine and marijuana use. However, the magnitude of …

variety of outcomes for youth. These include alcohol consumption, excessive consumption, motor vehicle accident mortality, and …

addition to reducing youth smoking, we find that higher cigarette prices significantly reduce the average level of marijuana …