Conversation

The alcohol and tobacco lobby are at it again, with a bunch of unreferenced claims, delivered via the editorial in a glossy magazine:
https://www.noted.co.nz/currently/social-issues/cannabis-referendum-nz-avoid-reefer-madness/

Example:
> Rates for use by all people aged 12 and over are nearly twice as high as in non-legal states. Underaged users – those 12 to 17 – are now nearly 50% more likely to have consumed cannabis in the previous month, according to the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Can anyone confirm or disconfirm this?