Thursday, June 16, 2005 | 11:26 a.m.
Nevada figures along with the regions with the 10 highest and lowest rates of marijuana use by residents 12 and over, according to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:
Nevada
Statewide, 5.32 percent
Clark County, 5.39 percent
Washoe County, 5.82 percent
Rest of state, 4.38 percent
Highest in nation
Boston, 12.16 percent
Boulder, Colo., 10.3 percent
Southeast Massachusetts, 9.53 percent
Portland, Ore., region, 9.48
Champlain Valley, Vt., 9.37 percent
San Francisco region, 9.24 percent
Hawaii Island, 9.22 percent
Central Massachusetts, 9 percent
North Central California, 8.93 percent
Washington, R.I., 8.81 percent
Lowest in nation
Northwest Iowa, 2.28 percent
Northeast Iowa, 2.53 percent
North central Texas, 2.59 percent
Central Iowa, 2.63 percent
Lake region and south central North Dakota, 2.65 percent
Northern Nebraska, 2.65 percent
Southeast Oklahoma, 2.77 percent
Eastern central South Dakota, 2.78 percent
Badlands and west central North Dakota, 2.81 percent
Central Nebraska, 2.88 percent
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