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Table 10 Initiations of other illegal drugs by race (N=2400). Although race seems related to initiation rates throughout, this shows that drug initiations by all aces trying cannabis have been falling proportionately as the adolescent market matured.

From: Long term marijuana users seeking medical cannabis in California (2001–2007): demographics, social characteristics, patterns of cannabis and other drug use of 4117 applicants

 

Caucasian

African American

Hispanic

Asian

Psilocybin

82.33%

41.08%

53.50%

65.21%

LSD

69.56%

28.13%

43.71%

42.47%

P/M

35.19%

21.42%

15.34%

19.82%

Coke

74.21%

49.76%

55.55%

51.30%

Meth

52.59%

20.28%

34.67%

30.08%

MDMA

43.43%

28.88%

31.21%

64.65%

Heroin

17.54%

10.50%

7.10%

7.75%