Marijuana use highest in young adults

WASHINGTON — Approximately one in four American adults 18–29 report regularly or occasionally using marijuana, according to a recent Gallup poll.

The data collected July 1–11 found that the rate of marijuana use among the wider population is about 13 percent. The rate also is higher in the West than in other regions of the country. One in five adults (20 percent) living in the West, where all coastal states have legalized recreational marijuana, use the drug regularly or occasionally.

In the South, 11 percent of adults said they used marijuana regularly or occasionally. (TAB)