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Highest and lowest rates of marijuana use

AP

Thursday, June 16, 2005 | 11:26 a.m.

Nevada figures along with the regions with the 10 highest and lowest rates of marijuana use by residents 12 and over, according to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:

Nevada

Statewide, 5.32 percent

Clark County, 5.39 percent

Washoe County, 5.82 percent

Rest of state, 4.38 percent

Highest in nation

Boston, 12.16 percent

Boulder, Colo., 10.3 percent

Southeast Massachusetts, 9.53 percent

Portland, Ore., region, 9.48

Champlain Valley, Vt., 9.37 percent

San Francisco region, 9.24 percent

Hawaii Island, 9.22 percent

Central Massachusetts, 9 percent

North Central California, 8.93 percent

Washington, R.I., 8.81 percent

Lowest in nation

Northwest Iowa, 2.28 percent

Northeast Iowa, 2.53 percent

North central Texas, 2.59 percent

Central Iowa, 2.63 percent

Lake region and south central North Dakota, 2.65 percent

Northern Nebraska, 2.65 percent

Southeast Oklahoma, 2.77 percent

Eastern central South Dakota, 2.78 percent

Badlands and west central North Dakota, 2.81 percent

Central Nebraska, 2.88 percent

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