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14% of Colorado Residents Use Marijuana, Study Finds

Chuck Grimmett
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NPR member station KRCC reportsthat a new study has found that 14% of Coloradoans use marijuana. The Colorado state Health Department reports that of those 14%, one third use pot every day. Almost one if five of state marijuana users drive after using the substance. A little over half of Colorado residents have never tried pot.

The study found that residents aged 18 to 24 were 10 times more likely to have tried marijuana than those over 65. Boulder and Denver residents are most likely to use the drug. The lowest percentages were found in the eastern and southeastern parts of the state.

Credit CDPHE
A regional breakdown of marijuana usage