Science Daily Releases Latest Numbers on Marijuana Use in the US

Oddly, the latest scientific survey and subsequent figures on the use of marijuana in the United States comes from an analysis documented in a UK journal called The Lancet, in which 596,500 Americans over the age of 18 took part in the survey. The survey was conducted over a two years period from 2012 through 2014, in which the Psychiatry division of the journal looked at why marijuana use is on the rise, and if the growing rate of ‘acceptance’ is due to the legalization in certain large states or if it is due to the growing perception of the relative safety of this substance. Some of the criteria and results are discussed below.

Study Does Not Indicate Increased Dependence

According to the study, it is unclear whether or not legalization in key states had anything to do with the increased use of cannabis. There is no evidence...

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