An estimated 22.2 million Americans—that’s 8.3% of the whole country aged 12 and over—used marijuana in the previous month, according to a federal agency’s latest benchmark survey on substance abuse. Relaxed laws helped make that happen. So have generational differences; the use rate for those aged 18 to 25 (19.8%) is roughly triple that of adults 26 and over (6.5%).
Employers are nervous about the drug’s potential impact—particularly in its new, more powerful state. But a slew of data suggests this increase hasn’t led to more problems on the job.