Toking teens: 17 top states for marijuana use

How popular is pot? Among American teens, pretty popular. According to a nationwide survey conducted in 2009, 7 percent of eighth-graders reported using marijuana, along with 16 percent of tenth-graders and 21 percent of twelfth-graders. In addition to getting high, these pubescent potheads are heightening their risk for car accidents, respiratory problems, and possibly addiction.

Where are teens most likely to be tokers? Keep clicking to see what the most recent CDC statistics say...

17. New York (TIE)

The top of the trees in Central Park and the New York City skyline are seen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's roof garden April 25, 2011. — AFP/Getty Images

The Empire State kicks off the list of states where lots of teens are toking, with 20.9 percent of high schoolers reporting having smoked marijuana in the previous month.

17. Indiana

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Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 20.9

15. Illinois

Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 21.0

14. Florida

Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 21.4

13. Connecticut

Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 21.8

12. Maryland

Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 21.9

11. Hawaii

Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 22.1

10. Alaska

Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 22.7

9. Montana

Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 23.1

8. Arizona

Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 23.7

7. Vermont

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Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 24.6

6. Colorado

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Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 24.8

5. New Hampshire

Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 25.6

4. Delaware

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Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 25.8

3. Rhode Island

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Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 26.3

2. Massachusetts

Percentage of pot-smoking teens: 27.1

1. New Mexico

albuquerque, new mexico, state, downtown — Flickr/Ken Lund

Land of Enchantment? With 28 percent of teens reporting having smoked marijuana in the past month, maybe they should call New Mexico Cannabis Country.