{"id":2651972,"date":"2026-08-30T13:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/record-high-americans-smoke-marijuana-while-record-low-smoke-cigarettes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T13:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:23:58","slug":"record-high-americans-smoke-marijuana-while-record-low-smoke-cigarettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/record-high-americans-smoke-marijuana-while-record-low-smoke-cigarettes\/","title":{"rendered":"Record High Americans Smoke Marijuana While Record Low Smoke Cigarettes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frecord-high-americans-smoke-marijuana-while-record-low-smoke-cigarettes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2651972&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent Gallup poll reports that a record high of 17% of Americans currently use marijuana, matching the highest level observed in 2023. Simultaneously occurring, cigarette smoking among U.S. adults has dropped to a record low of 11%.Additionally, 9% of respondents vape, and 4% use nicotine pouches. The increase in marijuana use over the past decade, by approximately 65%, correlates with concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >potential long-term effects<\/a> on brain development, especially when used during adolescence. Scientific studies also note that many Gen Z individuals are abstaining from drugs and drinking less alcohol. The survey was conducted via telephone among 1,200 U.S. adults, with a margin of error of \u00b14%.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An all-time high number of Americans say they smoke marijuana despite their cigarette use matching a record low, according to a Gallup poll out Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Of those <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/713645\/marijuana-smoking-record-high-cigarettes-low.aspx\">surveyed<\/a>, 17% of Americans said they use marijuana, matching Gallup\u2019s record high from 2023. Meanwhile, the estimated number of U.S. adults who reported smoking cigarettes tied its record low of 11%, per the poll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Nine percent of U.S. adults said they vape, while 4% of respondents said they use nicotine pouches, the survey suggests. Moreover, the 17% of respondents who said they smoke marijuana is notably more than double the 7% in 2013, Gallup reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The survey\u2019s results come as marijuana usage in the U.S. has soared over the past decade, climbing an estimated 65.2% between 2015 and 2024, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/drugabusestatistics.org\/marijuana-addiction\/\">according<\/a> to data from the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics. Recent research suggests that approximately 3 in 10 people who use cannabis have cannabis use disorder, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/cannabis\/data-research\/facts-stats\/index.html\">per<\/a> the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Smoking marijuana during adolescence or young adulthood may negatively impact brain development and can even lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraines-potential-eu-membership-may-be-bargaining-chip-in-russia-talks\/\" title=\"Ukraine\u2019s Potential EU Membership May Be Bargaining Chip in Russia Talks\">long-term issues<\/a> with attention, memory and learning, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/articles\/4392-marijuana-cannabis\">according<\/a> to the Cleveland Clinic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Additionally, recent <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/gen-z-drug-use-record-lows-study-alcohol-marijuana-2004327\">reports<\/a> indicate that many Gen Z Americans are abstaining from drugs and often drinking <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7203140\/gen-z-drinking-less-alcohol\/\">less<\/a> alcohol than other generations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Results for Gallup\u2019s poll are based on telephone interviews conducted by ReconMR July 1-19 among a random sample of 1,200 U.S. adults. 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