21.4 million Americans now use marijuana daily or near-daily, more than the number who drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes every day.
In this episode of TDR Cannabis in 5, host Shadd Dales breaks down a new federal report showing cannabis has officially become the most commonly used daily drug in the country, a story first reported by Marijuana Moment.
The numbers come from the 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Cannabis now beats 17.2 million daily alcohol users and 19.9 million daily cigarette smokers, along with nicotine vaping, cigar smoking, and smokeless tobacco.
This is happening while cannabis remains federally prohibited under the Controlled Substances Act, even with medical marijuana sitting in Schedule III.
Shadd also points out that teen marijuana use keeps declining even as more states legalize for adults, which undercuts one of the most repeated arguments against reform.
The episode covers the longer trend too, daily cannabis use is up nearly 15-fold since 1992, and other research shows young adults are three times more likely to use marijuana daily than alcohol.
We get m into what’s likely driving this, culture normalization, and cannabis becoming a common substitute for alcohol, plus what it could mean for regulators, public health messaging, and companies focused on daily-use products like gummies and beverages heading into 2027.
00:00:00 – Cannabis Overtakes Alcohol & Tobacco
00:00:47 – Federal Data Reveals Historic Shift
00:01:46 – Teen Use Falls Despite Legalization
00:02:48 – Why More Americans Choose Cannabis
00:03:27 – Rescheduling Pressure Builds in Washington
00:03:51 – What This Means for Cannabis Investors
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