The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy report has revealed that the teens who've reported being depressed at some point in the past year are more than twice as likely (25 percent) to have used marijuana than those who weren't depressed (12 percent).

The report, titled as "Teen Marijuana Use Worsens Depression: An Analysis of Recent Data Shows 'Self-Medicating' Could Actually Make Thing Worse,” has articulated that marijuana use by teens increases their risk of developing a mental disorder by 40 percent and that teens who use marijuana at least once a month for a year are three times more likely to have suicidal thoughts than those who don't use the drug

John Walters, director of the drug control policy office, says, "Adolescent marijuana use may be a factor that triggers psychosis, depression, and other mental illness.”

According to the drug control office, marijuana use among American teens has decreased 25 percent since 2001. Currently, about 2.3 million children use marijuana at least once a month.