Ceci N’est Pas Une Bong

It’s not surprising that marijuana has become a lot more popular with expanded legalization. But has it become a more common daily activity than drinking? “At the nadir of modern marijuana use, in 1992, just 0.9 million Americans reported using marijuana daily or near daily. That number had grown twenty-fold to 17.7 million by the most recent survey in 2022. For the first time, more Americans report using marijuana daily or near daily than they do drinking that often (17.7 million vs. 14.7 million).” Washington Monthly: This Isn’t Your Father’s Marijuana Use.

+ Interestingly, adolescents make up only a small percentage of daily pot users. Of course, it’s the not the drug most parents are worried about these days. It’s all about avoiding pills and powders. WaPo (Gift Article): Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug deaths.