Gone are the days when marijuana was widely condemned as an evil, dangerous drug.
Pot use among American adults is actually on the rise.
And, according to a new study, that could be because people see the drug as less harmful than they did in the past.
Researchers analyzed data from nearly 600,000 adults who participated in an annual government survey about drug use and health from 2002 to 2014.
They found 13 percent of adults surveyed in 2014 said they had used marijuana in the past year.
That's up from roughly 10 percent in 2002.
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Pot use among American adults is actually on the rise.
And, according to a new study, that could be because people see the drug as less harmful than they did in the past.
Researchers analyzed data from nearly 600,000 adults who participated in an annual government survey about drug use and health from 2002 to 2014.
They found 13 percent of adults surveyed in 2014 said they had used marijuana in the past year.
That's up from roughly 10 percent in 2002.
Read more
