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  2. By the numbers: There are now more daily marijuana users in ...

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    Here are some of the findings and other notable numbers. — An estimated 17.7 million people reported using marijuana daily or near-daily in 2022, up from less than 1 million in 1992. — An ...

  3. More older Americans are using cannabis daily than consuming ...

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    According to a new study, for the first time ever, more Americans are using cannabis daily than consuming alcohol. The study, published on May 22 in the journal Addiction, found that roughly 17.7 ...

  4. Daily cannabis use overtakes drinking in US first - AOL

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    In 2022, the survey recorded an estimated 17.7 million daily cannabis users, higher for the first time than the estimate of 14.7 million daily drinkers. Alcohol still remains the more widely used ...

  5. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cannabis industry

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    Impacts. COVID-19 portal. v. t. e. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the cannabis industry. Investor's Business Daily said the industry was affected as "customers stock up on prescriptions and recreational customers load up on something to make the lockdown a little more mellow or a little less boring".

  6. Cannabis in the United States - Wikipedia

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    According to a 2022 Gallup survey, 16% of Americans reported being marijuana smokers (up from 7% in 2013) and 48% reported trying marijuana at some point in their lifetimes (up from 4% in 1969). [42] Medical use is a common reason why people use marijuana.

  7. Long-term effects of cannabis - Wikipedia

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    A 2012 review of cannabis use and dependency in the United States by Danovitch et al said that "42% of persons over age 12 have used cannabis at least once in their lifetime, 11.5% have used within the past year, and 1.8% have met diagnostic criteria for cannabis abuse or dependence within the past year. Among individuals who have ever used ...

  8. Cannabis poisonings among older adults have tripled, study finds

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    The authors used the Ontario Ministry of Health’s administrative data to examine the rates of emergency room visits for cannabis poisoning among older adults during the pre-legalization period ...

  9. Effects of legalized cannabis - Wikipedia

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    A 2020 study found that junk food sales increased between 3.2 and 4.5 percent in states that had legalized cannabis. [5] A 2022 study found that legalization had led to a 20% increase in use of cannabis in the US. [6] Pharmaceutical companies had lower returns. [7] Moreover, legalization leads to a decreased perception of cannabis use as "risky ...