U.S. marijuana use outpaces alcohol

Daily and near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of drinking alcohol in the U.S., according to data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Number reporting use of alcohol or marijuana (millions)

Alcohol Marijuana 

18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0

1990 95 2000 05 10 15 2020

1992: Survey records 9.9 times as many daily or near-daily alcohol as cannabis users

1992-2022: Number of Marijuana users grows twentyfold 

14.7 million

2022: Median drinkers report drinking alcohol on 4-5 days in past month, versus 15-16 days in past month for cannabis users



National surveys of 1.6 million participants from 1979 to 2022
      
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