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Cannabis is the most commonly used federally illegal drug in the United States; 52.5 million people, or about 19% of Americans, used it at least once in 2021. 1 Recent research estimated that approximately 3 in 10 people who use cannabis have cannabis use disorder. 2
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Fifteen percent of Americans report they smoke marijuana, according to combined Gallup data from 2023 and 2024. While not statistically different from the average 14% in...
52 million Americans will have consumed marijuana by the end of 2022 [20]. 44% of American college students used marijuana in 2020 [28]. 51% of Millennials have tried marijuana and 20% of them smoked weed [12]. 10.1% or 2.5 American teens use marijuana illicitly [31]. 15% of men smoke weed compared to 9% of women [11].
More than half of Americans (54%) live in a state where both recreational and medical marijuana are legal, and 74% live in a state where it’s legal either for both purposes or medical use only, according to a February Center analysis of data from the Census Bureau and other outside sources.
74% of Americans live in a state where marijuana is legal for either recreational or medical use. California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996. 79% of Americans live in a county with at least one cannabis dispensary.
In 2022, an estimated 62 million people aged 12 years and older (25% of the population) reported using cannabis in the past year. 1 Adult use and frequency of use steadily increased from 2002 to 2019 2 and from 2021 to 2022, 1, 3 whereas adolescent use has decreased or stabilized in recent years. 4 However, perceived risk of harm has decreased ...
In 2022, an estimated 17.7 million people reported using marijuana daily or near-daily compared to 14.7 million daily or near-daily drinkers, according an analysis of national survey data. In 1992, when daily pot use hit a low point, less than 1 million people said they used marijuana nearly every day.
Discover 2024's cannabis trends in the US: 17% usage rate, rising legalization support at 70%, and detailed age, gender, and political insights.
The prevalence of past 30-day cannabis-only use among US adults was 0.9% (95% CI: 0.8, 1.0) and varied by age (2.0% of 18–25 years old; 0.7% of 26–49 year olds, and 0.6% of those ≥ 50 years). Among adults with any past 30-day cannabis use, 8.4% (95% CI: 7.6, 9.2; n = 980) reported cannabis-only use.
In 2022, an estimated 17.7 million people used marijuana daily or near-daily compared to 14.7 million daily or near-daily drinkers, according to the study.