Marijuana Use On The Rise

Over the years the National Survey on Drug use and Health found that the percent of Americans 12 and up who use marijuana is up from 5.8% in 2007 to 7.3% in 2013. Some think it is up because America is taking a softer stance on marijuana. Now the Justice Department just announced it will not challenge challenge states that have legalized marijuana. Before this users in legalized could still face prosecution. Also the use illicit drugs have gone up over the years, right now we're at 9.2% of the population use illicit drugs. Which is nearly 24 million Americans are using these drugs and marijuana is the most used out of all the illicit drugs. This is all very important to know because we don't want these number going up, like they are. The public needs to be aware that this many people are using these drugs and we need to stop this from going up. It also is important because it shows how many people are getting into drugs now especially teens, because this is all us of 12 and up. I think it's important for people to be aware of this and know it has to be stopped and start to decline instead of rise.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/04/marijuana-drug-use-survey/2760061/