People consume cannabis more regularly than alcohol in the U.S.
In 2022, more U.S. adults reported using cannabis than alcohol on a near-daily basis, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. It was the first time that regular marijuana use surpassed regular alcohol use.
Regular cannabis use has skyrocketed in the past 30 years — from fewer than 1 million people reporting near-daily use in 1992, to more than 17 million in 2022.
Weed has gotten more accessible as it’s gained legal status in many states — around two-thirds of those 12 and older consider it to be “fairly easy” or “very easy” to obtain. And it’s also dropped in price, in terms of the price per unit of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC — the primary compound responsible for its psychoactive effects.
