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DR MARC SIEGEL: America’s awful marijuana addiction is spreading from parents to kids

A new study shows that nationwide approximately 6 million children are living with a parent who uses cannabis most days

By Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News

Published October 29, 2026 4:50am EDT

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6M kids live with daily pot users: Study

Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel outlines concerns around parents using marijuana with children at home on 'The Ingraham Angle.'

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Marijuana is becoming the new alcohol — or worse. And children are paying the price.

Not only is cannabis use skyrocketing in this country, with close to 70 million users every year, but parents are increasingly subjecting their children to wafting, intoxicating smoke.

A new study from the University of California San Diego, a school based in a state with a big marijuana problem, shows that nationwide approximately 6 million children are living with a parent who uses cannabis most days.

MARIJUANA USE RISES SHARPLY AMONG ONE GROUP OF AMERICANS, NEW STUDY FINDS

As I pointed out on "The Ingraham Angle" recently (both host Laura Ingraham and I are highly concerned about the impact of chronic marijuana use), children are twice as likely to use cannabis themselves if they live in a household where a parent is a regular user, according to the National Survey on........

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