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New research based on data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, published Wednesday in the journal Addiction, compares Americans’ use of cannabis and alcohol over the past 40 years. — An estimated 17.7 million people reported using marijuana daily or near-daily in 2022, up from less than 1 million in 1992. — An estimated 14.7 million used used alcohol daily or near daily in 2022, up from about 9 million in 1992. — 42% of people who say they’ve used marijuana in the past month say they do so daily or near daily. — 62 million Americans, about 20% of the U.S. population ages 12 and older, reported using marijuana at least once in the past year, according to the survey.

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