Gallup: 17% of Americans Smoke Cannabis, 15% Consume Edibles

A new Gallup poll finds 17% of U.S. adults say they smoke cannabis, tying the record high from 2023, while 15% report consuming cannabis edibles. Consumption is highest among adults aged 30–49, and Americans remain closely divided on whether cannabis has a positive or negative effect on most users.

Seventeen percent of Americans said they smoke cannabis, according to a Gallup poll released Monday, tying the previous record high found by the pollster in 2023. The smoking rate had dipped to 13% in 2024 before rising to 14% in 2025.

Another 15% of those polled indicated they consume cannabis edibles. The edible figure includes 17% of women and 12% of men, while 15% of women and 18% of men said they smoked cannabis.

The majority of respondents who either smoked or consumed edibles were 30 to 49 years old, at 25% and 20% respectively. Among 18- to 29-year-olds, 23% said they smoked cannabis and 19% said they ate edibles. For adults 50 to 64, 10% reported smoking and 12% reported edible consumption, while the lowest rates were among those 65 and older at 5% and 7%.

Cannabis consumption was more popular among non-college graduates than college graduates. Twenty percent of the non-college graduate cohort said they smoke cannabis and 17% consume edibles, compared to 11% and 12% respectively among college graduates.

The poll found Americans about evenly split on the effect of cannabis on most consumers, with 47% saying it has a very or somewhat positive effect and 46% saying it has a very or somewhat negative effect. U.S. adults were also split in the two previous polls, with a slight positive lean of 53% in 2022 and a slight negative lean of 51% in 2024.