A few comments: 1. To properly interpret the survey findings, one needs to  see the survey instrument -- what questions were asked
and how they were phrased, the answer options, the order in which the questions were asked -- as all affect the data it yields. 2. A significant number of people seem to think we are deciding whether kids will use pot or not but that barn door is long open and the horses are already far afield. 3. The taboo on pot smoking probably makes it apealing to proportion of kids as an act of rebellion, so legalization may well yield some decrease 4. Many, many (don't know the exact data) users are successful adults in a wide range of professions. 5. Many users are indeed self-medicating undiagnosed mental health issues and there needs to big a major increase in funding to address those, in tandem with legalization. 6. The most frightened parents seem to have no personal experience with it, but as with alcohol, understanding and education is key to good guidance.