A new Gallup survey shows that a record-high number U.S. adults smoke marijuana today, and cigarette smoking has reached a low point.
The survey, published on Monday, shows that 17 percent of Americans over the age of 18 now smoke cannabis—more than double the 7 percent who said they smoke marijuana when Gallup first asked about the issue in 2013.
A separate poll revealed that 15 percent (of adults in the United States) consume marijuana edibles.
Just 11 percent of U.S. adult smokers said that they had smoked tobacco cigarettes in the last week. Nine percent of Americans said that they had vaped nicotine in the last seven days. Four percent reported using nicotine pouches.
When it comes to cannabis, Gallup said the poll found that “Americans are about evenly split on marijuana’s effect on most users”—with 47 percent saying it has an either very of somewhat positive effect and 46 percent saying its impact is very or somewhat negative.
Adults aged 30 to 49 are most likely smoke marijuana. A quarter of them (25%) do. Between the ages 18 and 29, 23 per cent of people smoke cannabis.
Men are more likely to smoke pot than women, but the opposite is true for cannabis edibles.
Last year, a separate Gallup poll found that a majority of Americans remain in favor of legalizing marijuana but that support saw a slight dip from 2024—a trend that’s been “driven by Republicans” who are turning against the reform.
Overall, 64 percent of Americans back ending cannabis prohibition, the survey showed—4 percentage points lower than Gallup’s prior year results. Republican support for legalization fell 13 percentage points—down to 40 percent—which is “the lowest level of support for legalization among this group in a decade,” Gallup said.
The latest Gallup survey shows that more Americans are turning to marijuana as a substitute for cigarettes, and in some cases, alcohol.
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, published in the United States last year, revealed that marijuana is now more popular than cigarettes among Americans. This shift has been attributed to a change in perceptions regarding the harm of both substances.
The NSDUH released new data last month that showed Americans were more likely to smoke marijuana or drink alcohol every day compared to smoking cigarettes.
Gallup’s results have also been published in previous publications, stating that American adults smoke more marijuana than tobacco cigarettes.
According to a study published this month, people who drink cannabis-infused THC drinks tend to drink less alcohol.
Despite the overall rise in marijuana use among adults, teen use of cannabis is now lower than before states started legalizing it—despite the fears of opponents of the reform.
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2025 (NSDUH), published last month, showed that 8.7% of people between 12 and 17 years old used marijuana during the previous year. It’s down from 14.1 percent in 2011, when the first U.S. States legalized cannabis for recreational use.
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