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University students’ grades plunge when cannabis is legalised, studies find

  • Studies have found that legalising cannabis leads to students failing exams 
  • Legalisation was said to lead to an increase in the assignment of D and F grades
  • Researchers found ‘a much stronger effect on grades of men than women’

4 February 2019

Legalising cannabis leads to more university students flunking their exams. Striking evidence that legalising the drug negatively affects undergraduates’ behaviour and makes weaker students particularly likely to fall behind is provided by three new studies.

‘College students in medical marijuana law states spend approximately 20 per cent less time on education-related activities and 20 per cent more time on leisure activities than their counterparts in non-medical marijuana law states,’ the research team reported.

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