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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Oct 17.
Published before final editing as: Addict Behav. 2026 Sep 25;184:108868. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108868

Table 1.

Past 12-month weighted prevalence estimates of cannabis use overall and by route of administration among US adults, stratified by current tobacco use and other covariates of interest, 2024 Health Information National Trends Survey.

Administration routes endorsed by past 12-month cannabis users (n = 1287)
Any Cannab is Product Smoking Vaping Dabbing Consuming Lotion 2+ Routes
Total N % p-value Total n % p-value % p-value % p-value % p-value % p-value % p-value
All 63 28 23.1 1294 62.6 40.1 12.4 57.6 15.2 52.7
Current Tobacco Use <.0 01 .00 1 <.0 01 .10 .13 .31 .02
No 5315 17.4 874 55.6 32.1 9.6 60.5 16.5 47.9
Yes 1013 46.0 420 73.4 52.4 16.7 53.2 13.2 60.0
State level cannabis legality <.0 01 .46 .03 .99 .30 .49 .07
Adult Use 3221 27.4 772 63.7 36.8 12.6 60.7 13.9 53.0
Comprehensive Medical 1325 19.0 248 64.9 50.6 12.0 54.2 15.8 0.1
CBD/Low THC Only 1782 17.0 274 56.6 41.0 12.0 50.1 19.3 43.9
Age <.0 01 .01 <.0 01 .02 .10 .02 .06
18-34 1043 30.9 343 72.7 53.9 18.1 49.5 10.5 60.3
35-49 1308 25.9 342 57.4 43.0 11.1 63.1 17.4 51.7
50-64 1638 21.4 312 58.9 26.1 10.5 64.3 14.3 49.0
65+ 2335 12.4 297 54.4 21.3 - 53.6 25.2 40.5
Sex .49 .12 .65 .27 .42 .16 .58
Female 3791 22.4 767 58.4 39.0 14.5 60.1 17.4 54.3
Male 2537 23.7 527 66.4 41.0 10.5 55.4 13.2 51.2
Race/Ethnicity .43 .01 <.0 01 <.0 01 .20 .13 .15
NH White 3510 24.0 738 59.5 42.1 12.8 59.5 13.7 52.6
NH Black 970 24.0 195 70.9 18.2 - 46.6 16.5 41.8
NH Other 589 19.0 111 79.4 37.4 - 53.3 - 54.2
Hispanic 1259 21.4 250 59.9 50.5 20.9 60.7 23.0 0.0
Education .14 .02 .19 .06 <.0 01 .36 .48
HS or Less 1395 21.4 253 68.9 44.6 17.6 42.9 17.5 48.6
Some College 1850 25.7 415 66.1 41.6 14.4 55.9 12.1 55.8
Four Year Degree or More 3083 21.4 626 53.2 34.4 5.7 71.1 17.6 51.3
Income Feelings <.0 01 .03 .24 .05 .17 .28 .05
Comfortable 2369 18.9 394 54.7 33.0 8.0 62.8 17.5 43.2
Getting by 2383 22.9 470 62.3 41.4 9.3 59.3 12.1 56.7
Difficult 1576 29.0 430 69.8 44.7 19.6 51.3 16.7 56.4
Reasons for Cannabis Use <.0 01 .62 .01 .11 <.0 01 <.0 01
Recreational only N/A 569 65.8 39.1 7.1 56.4 7.2 49.4
Medical only N/A 293 29.9 36.9 9.5 49.7 31.7 35.0
Both recreational and medical N/A 432 77.3 43.4 21.9 64.2 17.3 67.9