Millions of people in the US say they use marijuana every day or almost every day, according to an analysis of national survey data. They already outnumber people who say they drink alcohol every day or almost every day, AP reported, quoted by BTA.
Alcohol is still more widely used, but in 2022, for the first time, heavy marijuana use overtook daily and near-daily alcohol drinking, said study author Jonathan Caulkins, a cannabis policy researcher at the University of " ;Carnegie Mellon".
The study, based on data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, was published yesterday in the journal Addiction. According to the survey, in 2022, approximately 17.7 million people reported using marijuana daily or almost daily, compared to 14.7 million people who used alcohol daily or almost daily.
In most states, marijuana is now legal for medical or recreational use, although it remains illegal at the federal level. In November, Florida voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to allow the recreational use of cannabis, and the federal government is seeking to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.