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More U.S. Adults Using Marijuana Than Ever

As people's thoughts about marijuana change with new laws and events, a new study by U.S. News reports that "Over 13 percent of adults surveyed in 2014 said they'd used marijuana in the previous year, up from roughly 10 percent in 2002. Also, daily or near daily use -- five days or more a week -- rose from less than 2 percent to almost 4 percent of adults during that time period."

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