Over Half Of Americans Have Used Marijuana
More and more states have been legalizing marijuana, and it sounds like most Americans are all for it. A new YouGov survey finds: As for legalization: Finally, it’s pretty apparent…
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More and more states have been legalizing marijuana, and it sounds like most Americans are all for it.
A new YouGov survey finds:
- 52% of Americans say they’ve tried marijuana.
- 43% say they’ve used it in the past year, with 72% of those people using it in the past month.
- Of those who use marijuana, 49% say they typically use it less than once a year, while 27% use it at least once a week.
- Overall, smoking is the most common method of consuming marijuana (66%), followed by:
- Edibles (40%)
- Vaping/dabbing (27%)
- Ingestible concentrates/extracts (18%)
- Topical body products (17%)
- Cooking ingredients/condiments (11%)
- 66% of Americans who have used marijuana have had a very or somewhat positive experience.
- Only 27% say their experience was very or somewhat negative.
As for legalization:
- 60% of Americans support the legalization of marijuana.
- That includes 72% of Democrats, 60% of Independents but only 46% of Republicans.
- Most Americans do, however, think their should be age restrictions to the legalization.
- 42% think the legal age to buy marijuana should be 21.
- 36% think it should be 18%
- 2% think there should be no age limit.
Finally, it’s pretty apparent that most Americans think Marijuana is pretty safe.
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