Gallup conducted a number of different polls over the years focusing on cannabis. This included surveying adult Americans about whether or not they consumed cannabis. According to a recent Gallup poll, 17% of surveyed adults in the U.S. report being a ‘cannabis smoker.’
Gallup polling has shown that only 11% (or a record low) of U.S. adult respondents reported smoking tobacco cigarettes. According to Gallup data, the U.S. reached its peak in tobacco cigarette usage in 1954. 45% of U.S. adult smokers had “smoked any cigarettes” in the past week.
15 % of participants in the poll indicated that they eat cannabis-infused edibles. Gallup conducted its annual ‘Consumption Habits’ poll from July 1st-19th, 2026. Gallup asked adults about their consumption of alcohol, coffee and caffeinated drinks.
Gallup’s annual ‘Consumption Habits’ poll did not appear to ask U.S. adults how often they smoke cannabis or consume edibles. Rather, the cannabis questions posed to poll participants were geared toward yielding simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers.
For perspective, consider that the European Union Drugs Agency estimates that 8.7% of European adults (25 million aged 15 to 64) report having used cannabis ‘in the last year,’ with 12.6% of adults in Spain reporting yearly cannabis use – the largest rate in Europe. Spain was followed by France, Italy, both with 10.8% usage rates per year, and Germany at 9.8%.
Spain has the highest percentage of European adults who reported having consumed cannabis once or more in the past month. France is second with 6.3% and Czechia is third at 6.1%. The Netherlands comes in at 5.5%.
“Overall, 17 percent of Canadians aged 16 and older have reported using cannabis for non-medical reasons in the last 30 days (up 15% from 2018). The Canadian government released a report earlier this year, based on data from 2024.
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