Most Americans Aren't Strangers To Marijuana New Poll Finds

For many Americans, marijuana is finally having its day in the sun. With recreational marijuana legalization expanding, a new poll finds that most adults in the United States have tried the drug and a whopping 56 percent find pot “socially acceptable.”

Yahoo’s Weed and the American Family poll, in conjunction with Marist, takes an in-depth look at Americans’ views and attitudes surrounding marijuana use. The poll surveyed 1,122 American adults via telephone between March 1-7. Among other things, the poll found that 52 percent of American adults have tried marijuana. And, of the 22 percent of American adults who admittedly use marijuana now, 63 percent say they use it on a regular basis.

Perhaps the most noteworthy finding from the Yahoo/Marist poll was the apparent shift in parents’ views on marijuana. Of the participants who had tried pot, 65 percent were parents. Many parents surveyed were more concerned about their children trying cigarettes than they were about them trying pot. Though a majority of Americans said they find marijuana use socially acceptable, the poll found that participants were still reluctant to believe their family members would accept their use of the drug.

“There is still a stigma,” the report says. “While adults nationally are more likely to report that a close friend would approve of their use of marijuana for recreational purposes if it were legal, they are less likely to think their spouse or children would condone their use of the drug. However, the most mentioned concern about using marijuana is simply that it’s illegal.”

“I reject the idea that America will be a better place if marijuana is sold in every corner store,” Sessions said in a statement. “And I am astonished to hear people suggest that we can solve our heroin crisis by legalizing marijuana so people can trade one life-wrecking dependency for another that’s only slightly less awful.”

With this new poll, though, it seems Sessions will be hard pressed to find public support for any anti-marijuana initiatives.

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