The Hill (10/31, Coakley) reported a study published in Tobacco Control suggests that “teens and young adults who use cannabis may be significantly more likely to become regular tobacco users later on.” According to the study, “cannabis use among youth may be responsible for roughly 13% of new cases of regular tobacco use in the United States.” Researchers found that “among the younger respondents, age 12 to 17, 32.7 percent of those who used cannabis had become regular tobacco users by 2021, about 15 percentage points higher than their peers who did not use cannabis. For young adults, age 18 to 24, the difference was smaller but still notable, with 14 percent of cannabis users becoming regular tobacco users.” The Hill added, “When weighed on a national level, researchers estimate that more than 500,000 fewer young Americans might have avoided regular tobacco use if they had not previously used cannabis.”
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— “Cannabis use may boost tobacco addiction risk in young Americans, study finds,”Amber Coakle , The Hill, October 31, 2025