How many Aussie kids would try cannabis if it was legal?

Australian scientists say that a substantial minority of young Aussies may try cannabis for the first time if it is legalised Down-Under. Their national survey of more than 3,000 young people suggested that around one-in-five adolescents (aged 12-17), and one-in-three young adults (aged 18-25) would try or use weed if it was legal. Of those who said they would, 85 per cent of adolescents and 59 per cent of young adults said they'd never tried it before, so legalising cannabis could mean 199,000 adolescents and 238,000 young adults trying it for the first time. The team suggests this should be taken into consideration in the debate about legalising cannabis.