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Marijuana use has increased by 3 million people since 2007, making it the most popular drug of choice last year, with 17 million users.

Gil Kerlikowske, the U.S. director of national drug control policy, believes this may be due to the growth of medical marijuana, “emerging research reveals potential links between state laws permitting access to smoked medical marijuana and higher rates of marijuana use. I urge every family - but particularly those in states targeted by pro-drug political campaigns - to redoubel their efforts to shield young people from seirous harm by educating them about the real health and safety consequences caused by illegal drug use.”

Marijuana is the only drug that has had a significant increase. Cocaine use has dropped nearly one million from 2006 to only 1.5 million, while methamphetamine use  dropped by more than half to only a 10th of 1% of the population.

The most disturbing news is how easy it is for kids to get drugs. Half of the children between the ages of 12 and 17-years-old surveyed said it would be “very easy” or “fairly easy” to get their hands on pot, while 1 in 5 said it would be easy to get cocaine, and 1 in 10 said it would be easy to get heroin!

Yeah, it’s probably a good idea to educate your kids about the effects of drugs at a young age, because their friends won’t wait until high school to start getting curious.