Rates of marijuana use are nearly the same in states that have legalized versus those that maintain prohibition, which suggests that “criminalization does little to curtail its use,” a new Gallup survey found.
As advocates have long pointed out, debates about the merits of legalization often ignore the fact that the war on drugs has not stopped people from using cannabis. The difference largely comes down to whether the products are regulated by states or not. And the Gallup polling data released on Thursday reinforces that point.
Overall, one in 10 American adults say they’ve used marijuana 10 or more times in the past month, while one in five have used cannabis at least once in the past month.
Gallup shared more granular data from the survey with Marijuana Moment on Thursday, revealing that six percent of people reported using cannabis every day, four percent consumed 10-29 days of the last month, five percent used 3-9 days, five percent used 1-2 days and 81 percent didn’t consume any cannabis.
Broken down by state legal status, Gallup found that 9.7 percent of adults identify as regular cannabis consumers in states that have enacted legalization, compared to 8.6 percent in non-legal states.
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