Comment Re:And another thing... (Score 1) 358
Like I said, regular marijuana use before 16 does not imply any of those things you said.
Let's say 10% of kids 14-16 are classified as "troubled" (whatever the hell that means, but I'm just using numbers as an example). Of those, 40% are regular marijuana users. Let's say 90% are "normal." Of those, 10% are regular marijuana users. That means, 4% of kids are "troubled" students who regularly use marijuana, 9% are "normal" kids who regularly use marijuana. That means 70% of the kids who are smoking weed are perfectly normal high school students who are trying out marijuana.
Now in that situation, the statement "troubled kid are more likely to be marijuana users" and "marijuana use does not suggest that the kid is troubled" are both true statements. That is what I am saying is what is actually happening. Obviously I just pulled the numbers out of my butt, but the example holds true.