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Marijuana Use Soars Among Young Adults as More States OK Legal Cannabis
Last Updated: Tuesday November 29, 2022
(New York Post) Today’s youth have become Generation Wrecked.
The number of young adults smoking marijuana has skyrocketed as cannabis usage has been legalized across much of the United States — including now in New York, a new survey released Monday reveals.
Twenty-six percent of people ages 18 to 29 — a group that includes older members of Generation Z and younger Millennials — smoke marijuana, up from 17% in 2015, the Gallup Poll analysis found.