As we saw in chapter 1, iGen’ers are just as likely to use marijuana as Millennials were. If iGen’ers are so interested in safety, why is their marijuana use about the same? In short, because they believe it’s safe. In fact, iGen’ers see regular marijuana use as safer than binge drinking, the first generation ever to do so (see Figure 6.3). That might be why so many fewer are drinking alcohol as teens even as about the same number indulge in marijuana.
