According to a survey conduced in 2023, about five in 10 Americans have tried marijuana. Between 1969 and 2023, the percentage of people in the United States who smoked marijuana increased, going from four percent to 50 percent.
Share of people who have ever tried marijuana in the United States from 1969 to 2023
The source poses the question as follows: "Keeping in mind that all of your answers in this survey are confidential, have you, yourself ever happened to try marijuana?"
* Methodology and count for survey conducted on July 3-27, 2023
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Gallup. (August 10, 2023). Share of people who have ever tried marijuana in the United States from 1969 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263756/americans-who-have-tried-marijuana/
Gallup. "Share of people who have ever tried marijuana in the United States from 1969 to 2023." Chart. August 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263756/americans-who-have-tried-marijuana/
Gallup. (2023). Share of people who have ever tried marijuana in the United States from 1969 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263756/americans-who-have-tried-marijuana/
Gallup. "Share of People Who Have Ever Tried Marijuana in The United States from 1969 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263756/americans-who-have-tried-marijuana/
Gallup, Share of people who have ever tried marijuana in the United States from 1969 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263756/americans-who-have-tried-marijuana/ (last visited October 08, 2024)
Share of people who have ever tried marijuana in the United States from 1969 to 2023 [Graph], Gallup, August 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263756/americans-who-have-tried-marijuana/