Minnesota Student Survey Finds Sharp Drop in Youth Cannabis Use
The first post-legalization student poll shows rising harm perception, prompting officials to urge early prevention.
Overview
- State health officials reported that the 2025 Minnesota Student Survey shows youth cannabis use continues to fall after adult use was legalized in 2023.
- The survey found 96% of students reported no cannabis use in the past month, and past-year use dropped to 6.3% from 14.9% in 2013.
- More students now view using cannabis once or twice a week as moderately to greatly harmful, reversing a decline in perceived risk seen from 2013 to 2022.
- Minnesota Health Commissioner Brooke Cunningham urged parents to start age-appropriate conversations early because some children encounter cannabis at young ages.
- The anonymous, triennial survey polls students in grades 5, 8, 9, and 11 between January and June and informs prevention work in schools and local public health programs.