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MOST AMERICANS WHO HAVE TRIED MARIJUANA OR PSYCHEDELICS HAD ‘POSITIVE’
EXPERIENCES, SURVEY FINDS
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Kyle Jaeger
A majority of Americans have tried marijuana—and most say they had a positive
experience—according to a new poll.
The survey from YouGov also found that one in five Americans have used
psilocybin mushrooms, and an even greater majority of those respondents
described the experience as positive. Most people who have tried other
psychedelics like LSD and MDMA also said it was a good time.
As the federal government moves to reclassify cannabis and more states pursue
psychedelics reform, the poll offers fresh insights into how people have
personally used the substances and where they stand on changing drug laws.
Medical Marijuana Shows Comparable Efficacy to Opioids with Fewer Adverse Events
Medical Marijuana Shows Comparable Efficacy to Opioids with Fewer Adverse Events
A recent study comparing medical marijuana and opioids for chronic non-cancer
pain suggests that cannabis could offer comparable relief. “Our findings
suggest that both opioids and cannabis for medical use may provide benefits for
a minority of chronic pain patients,” the study says. Additionally, cannabis
shows the advantage of not causing respiratory depression, a risk associated
with opioids that can lead to overdose. Chronic pain affects approximately 20
percent of the global population and is often treated with opioids, While
opioids provide modest pain relief, marijuana seems to have similar positive and
fewer adverse effects. As for cannabis and pain, a growing body of research
suggests that cannabinoids can help ease pain, and may offer benefits over
opioids. A previous study found that marijuana and opioids were “equally
efficacious” at mitigating pain intensity. The study also found that cannabis
provided more “holistic” relief, such as by improving sleep, focus and emotional
wellbeing.
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YouGov asked respondents about four substances: marijuana, psilocybin, LSD and
MDMA. By far the most commonly used was marijuana (57 percent), followed by
psilocybin (20 percent), LSD (16 percent) and MDMA (11 percent).
For each substance, people who said they’ve used it reported a positive
experience, most prominently for psilocybin (65). The rest were roughly equal:
marijuana (57 percent), MDMA (56 percent) and LSD (55 percent).
About one and four people who’ve used the drugs described the experience as
equally positive and negative. And 20 percent of people who’ve consumed
marijuana, LSD or MDMA said it was a negative experience, but only eight percent
said the same of psilocybin.
Via YouGov.
Notably, when asked whether the substances should be legalized, only marijuana
received majority support at 60 percent. Compare that to psilocybin (27
percent), MDMA (16 percent) and LSD (15 percent).
However, among people with personal experience using the drugs, there’s majority
support for legalization for each of them except LSD.
“A total of 78 percent of marijuana users support its legalization. 63 percent
of psilocybin users want psilocybin legalized, and 55 percent of MDMA users
support MDMA legalization,” YouGov said. “There is more division among LSD users
regarding its legalization: 38 percent would support it and 43 percent would
oppose it.”
The survey involved interviews with 1,134 American adults from April 25-28, with
a four percentage point margin of error.
Via YouGov.
Meanwhile, another recent survey found that nearly three in five Americans
consider alcohol or tobacco to be “more harmful” to a person’s health than
marijuana.
Nine in 10 Americans say marijuana should be legal for recreational or medical
purposes, a Pew Research Center poll that was released in March found. And most
agree that legalization bolsters local economies and makes the criminal justice
system more fair.
Pew also released a separate report in February that found eight in 10 Americans
now live in a county with at least one marijuana dispensary. The analysis also
shows that high concentrations of retailers often “cluster” near borders
abutting other states that have “less permissive cannabis laws”—indicating that
there’s a large market of people who live in still-criminalized jurisdictions
who cross state lines to purchase regulated products.
A poll from Gallup that was released last month found that rates of marijuana
use are nearly the same in states that have legalized versus those that maintain
prohibition, which suggests that “criminalization does little to curtail its
use.”
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