Teen pot use is exploding in New York after years of decline — just three years after the Empire State legalized marijuana in 2021, new statistics show.

Nearly one in five kids under 21 now report using cannabis, according to a New York Impact Report released Thursday by from Smart Approaches to Marijuana.

Marijuana poisoning cases have skyrocketed 56% among New Yorkers under 19, from 649 in 2021 to 1,104 cases in 2023, a 70% jump, according to data from the National Poison Data System cited in the report.

As many as 95% of the poisoning cases in teens involved edibles.

The grim numbers are in direct contrast to claims from legalization proponents that the move would make communities safer.

“We have a record number of young people using marijuana on a regular basis. We have recor

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