Americans view marijuana as less harmful than alcohol, tobacco and nicotine vapes—and more adults now smoke cannabis than smoke cigarettes—according to a new Gallup poll.
While respondents were largely divided over whether cannabis generally has a positive or negative effect on society and consumers, marijuana ranked lowest in terms of perceived harmfulness out of a list of eight commonly used substances.
Sixty-six percent of Americans still cannabis use is either very or somewhat harmful to people who use it, while 32 percent said it was not too harmful or not at all harmful.
In contrast, 86 percent of respondents said alcohol was either very or somewhat harmful, while only 8 percent said it wasn’t too harmful or entirely benign.
Gallup noted that “majorities of Americans in several demographic groups believe marijuana has a positive effect on most who use it,” including “those who say they have tried marijuana, young adults 18-34 years old, Democrats, and those who attend religious services less than monthly or never.”
Via Gallup.
Vaping e-cigarettes is considered even more dangerous, with 91 percent agreeing its very or somewhat harmful. For traditional cigarettes, there’s a nearly unanimous consensus (97 percent) that such products are harmful. Just one
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