More Americans Use Marijuana Now Than Live in the State of Texas
Millions more Americans now admit to toking up than just three years before.
That conclusion is based on a new Gallup survey, which found the number of Americans admitting to current marijuana use has nearly doubled in just three years. In 2013, 7 percent of US adults responding to Gallup admitted to smoking marijuana. This year, 13 percent did.
As Christopher Ingraham at the Washington Post pointed out, that 13 percent amounts to more than 33 million Americans — more than the population of Texas.
The results could be partly explained by some people being more willing to admit they use pot. Now that multiple surveys show most Americans support legalization, and with several states legalizing the drug, the stigma that used to surround pot has diminished. So perhaps more people now feel okay telling Gallup that yes, they smoke weed — even if they have been using it all...
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