A majority of U.S. adults have used marijuana recreationally, with significant variation across political affiliations and age groups.

% who support the U.S. legalizing the use of marijuana for recreational | medical purposes U.S. adult citizens: 55% | 84% Democrats: 70% | 91% Independents: 52% | 81% Republicans: 46% | 81% 18-29: 57% | 80% 30-44: 52% | 77% 45-64: 58% | 87% 65+: 54% | 89% yougov.com/en-us/articl...

% who [currently use | used in the past | have never used] marijuana recreationally U.S. adult citizens: 13% | 28% | 55% Democrats: 18% | 31% | 49% Republicans: 9% | 29% | 58% 18-29: 8% | 16% | 70% 30-44: 15% | 28% | 51% 45-64: 14% | 33% | 50% 65+: 13% | 32% | 52% yougov.com/en-us/articl...

% who [know someone | don't know anyone] who has used marijuana recreationally U.S. adult citizens 65% | 21% Democrats: 69% | 21% Independents: 62% | 19% Republicans: 65% | 22% 18-29: 42% | 36% 30-44: 61% | 26% 45-64: 76% | 12% 65+: 76% | 13% yougov.com/en-us/articl...

% who [currently use | used in the past | have never used] medical marijuana U.S. adult citizens: 12% | 8% | 78% Democrats: 15% | 8% | 76% Republicans: 10% | 7% | 82% 18-29: 6% | 6% | 84% 30-44: 12% | 7% | 77% 45-64: 14% | 10% | 74% 65+: 13% | 9% | 77% yougov.com/en-us/articl...

% who [know someone | don't know anyone] who has used medical marijuana U.S. adult citizens: 45% | 38% Democrats: 45% | 40% Independents: 49% | 31% Republicans: 42% | 44% 18-29: 28% | 49% 30-44: 43% | 38% 45-64: 57% | 32% 65+: 48% | 35% yougov.com/en-us/articl...

% of U.S. adult citizens who support | oppose legalizing marijuana among those who have... Not used it recreationally; know someone who has 53% | 40% Not used it medically; know someone who has 65% | 26% Not used it either way; don't know anyone who has 32% | 46% yougov.com/en-us/articl...