Stoniest State in the Nation

The numbers are just out and the stoniest state is...



Vermont!!! ..who would've thought!??

http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0803061256.aspx

Table B.2 % Marijuana Use in Past Year,

<table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 138pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="183"><col style="width: 92pt;" width="122"> <col style="width: 46pt;" width="61"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Total U.S.</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">10.37</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Alabama</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">7.99</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Alaska</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">14.42</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Arizona</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">8.95</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Arkansas</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">10.01</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">California</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">11.34</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Colorado</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">12.73</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Connecticut</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">13.23</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Delaware</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">10.45</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" scope="row" height="17">District of Columbia</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">15.03</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Florida</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">9.69</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Georgia</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">9.79</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Hawaii</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">10.19</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Idaho</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">9.24</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Illinois</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">9.38</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Indiana</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">9.32</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Iowa</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">8.02</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Kansas</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">10.86</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Kentucky</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">8.74</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Louisiana</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">9.58</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Maine</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">13.31</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Maryland</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">9.18</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Massachusetts</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">12.91</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Michigan</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">11.92</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Minnesota</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">11.25</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Mississippi</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">8.45</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Missouri</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">10.05</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Montana</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">14.1</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Nebraska</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">9.39</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Nevada</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">10.77</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">New Hampshire</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">12.33</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">New Jersey</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">9.6</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">New Mexico</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">10.3</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">New York</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">12.15</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">North Carolina</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">9.9</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">North Dakota</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">7.48</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Ohio</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">10.63</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Oklahoma</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">8.71</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Oregon</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">13.25</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Pennsylvania</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">10.45</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Rhode Island</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">14.9</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">South Carolina</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">8.82</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">South Dakota</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">8.66</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Tennessee</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">10.55</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Texas</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">8.4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Utah</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">8.28</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Vermont</td> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">15.48</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Virginia</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">9.05</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Washington</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">12.3</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">West Virginia</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">9.12</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Wisconsin</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">10.16</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 92pt;" scope="row" height="17" width="122">Wyoming</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="" width="61">11.28</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

 

"The report is based on 136,110 people aged 12 and older who were interviewed for a national survey in 2005-2006."

They rely on people telling them


What does this tell us

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8480798

Maybe, low drug use = high rates of depression?