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Monitoring the Future -- Marijuana Use
Trends Among College Students (1980 - 2008)

Source: Monitoring the Future (2009), Vol II, Tables 9-1, 9-2, and 9-3, pp.268-271

Trends in Marijuana Use Among College Students (1980 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1980 65.0 51.2 34.0
1981 63.3 51.3 33.2
1982 60.5 44.7 26.8
1983 63.1 45.2 26.2
1984 59.0 40.7 23.0
1985 60.6 41.7 23.6
1986 57.9 40.9 22.3
1987 55.8 37.0 20.3
1988 54.3 34.6 16.8
1989 51.3 33.6 16.3
1990 49.1 29.4 14.0
1991 46.3 26.5 14.1
1992 44.1 27.7 14.6
1993 42.0 27.9 14.2
1994 42.2 29.3 15.1
1995 41.7 31.2 18.6
1996 45.1 33.1 17.5
1997 46.1 31.6 17.7
1998 49.9 35.9 18.6
1999 50.8 35.2 20.7
2000 51.2 34.0 20.0
2001 51.0 35.6 20.2
2002 49.5 34.7 19.7
2003 50.7 33.7 19.3
2004 49.1 33.3 18.9
2005 49.1 33.3 17.1
2006 46.9 30.2 16.7
2007 47.5 31.8 16.8
2008 46.8 32.3 17.0
Averages: 51.4 35.4 19.8

Drug Use Trends Among Other MTF Demographic Groups
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8th Grade Students 10th Grade Students 12th Grade Students
Age 19 to 28 Comparison of Trends Among School Age Youth Comparison of Trends Among Young Adults

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