There is this growing acceptance of
medical marijuana and the legalization of recreational use in USA.
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United
States, according to the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
The percentage of American adults who say they smoke weed has
nearly doubled in three years, according to a new Gallup poll. It has also
become a big market.`
Among those who participated in the survey, one in eight -- 13%
-- reported current marijuana use, and 43% said they have tried the drug, an
increase from 38% in 2013. The percentage of pot smokers was 7% in the 2013
Gallup survey.
The poll results were based on telephone interviews with about
1,000 randomly chosen adults
A 2015 report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse
found that the rate of current marijuana use rose from 4.1% in 2001-02 to 9.5%
in 2012-13. About one-third of the respondents reported symptoms of marijuana
addiction.
The Gallup poll results showed that age and religiosity affect
how likely one is to use marijuana. One in five adults younger than 30 is a pot
smoker: at least double the rates of each older age group. The rate of
marijuana use among those who seldom or never attend a religious service is
14%, compared with 7% of those who go to church monthly and 2% of weekly
churchgoers.
Residents in the West were more likely to tell Gallup that they
smoke weed. The Gallup report said that the uptick in marijuana use could be a
result of states' willingness to legalize marijuana.
Recreational
marijuana is legal in Colorado, Oregon, Alaska and Washington State. Five states including
California, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona and Nevada, are voting on marijuana
legalization in November.
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