High schoolers smoke pot more than cigarettes, an annual University of Michigan study has found — 23 percent compared with 19 percent.

Good news: The rise in pot use also comes paired with a steep drop in binge drinking, from 40 percent to 22 percent. Unfortunately, there doesn’t appear to be a geographic breakdown of the study results so we can see how Hawaii compares to other states.

Read more at the Christian Science Monitor. 

Loosely related is Chad’s story yesterday about federal officials ignoring questions about Hilo pot minister Roger Christie.