Gallup: “As Oregon becomes the fourth state to make recreational marijuana use legal, 44% of Americans say they have tried marijuana. This is the highest percentage Gallup has found since it began asking the question in 1969. Back then, a mere 4% admitted to having tried it.”
“Pot legalization, once written off as a liberal pipe dream, has found its way to the forefront of political discourse — and onto ballots where voters in some states have chosen to make recreational use of the substance legal. In even more states, marijuana has been decriminalized or permitted for medical use.”
“Marijuana is being taken more seriously these days, and pro-legalization advocates are off to a strong start if their successes in Colorado and the Pacific Northwest are any indication of what could soon come to more states. The stigma associated with smoking marijuana appears to be loosening, and Americans may be less shy about revealing their experiences or habits than they have been in the past. For whatever reason, more Americans than ever before admit that they have smoked marijuana in the past, and there has been an increase in the modest percentage who say they currently smoke it.”
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