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Daily cannabis use overtakes drinking in US first

Long-term study shows 2022 was the first year daily or near-daily use of cannabis surpassed daily or near-daily drinking.

The research, published in the journal Addiction, is based on data collected by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health over four decades. Dr Brooke Worster, the chief medical officer at EO Care, a medicinal cannabis firm, said that while there was increased use for a variety of reasons, "taking away the taboo" had led to more people openly reporting they used the drug. She added that the industry for legal cannabis products had also exploded in the past two decades, shaping a marketplace that includes many older adults too.

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