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A U.P. substance abuse treatment center says it now has more problems getting people to stop using cannabis than before.

Great Lakes Recovery Centers treats people abusing substances across the U.P. Its chief clinical officer says since the legalization of marijuana in Michigan, society’s attitude towards the substance has changed.

“A lot of our clients say, ‘Well that’s not a drug.’ It’s been so normalized now that people don’t think anything of it,” said Robert Mellin, Great Lakes Recovery Centers Chief Clinical Officer. “They say, ‘That’s a natural herb.’”

Great Lakes Recovery Centers 2020 report shows 58 percent of adolescents admitted for residential treatment used cannabis as their drug of choice.

“It’s kind of a gateway to make them more likely to try something else,” said Jennifer Santer, Great Lakes Recovery Centers Children’s Services Director.

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