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More Americans are using marijuana
• usatoday.comAs the nation takes a softer stance on marijuana, more Americans are using the drug, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health found.
The nationwide survey made public Wednesday found that 7.3% of Americans 12 or older regularly used marijuana in 2012, up from 7% in 2011. Marijuana use has increased steadily over the past five years. In 2007, the survey found 5.8% of Americans 12 or older used marijuana.
The report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration surveys 70,000 people ages 12 and older throughout the country