Connecticut Marijuana Statistics

In Connecticut it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach that the total number of marijuana users in a one month period was 198,000.
- An estimated 27,000 of the marijuana users in Connecticut over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 76,000 of the marijuana users in Connecticut over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 94,000 of the marijuana users in Connecticut over a one month period were 26 or older.

Marijuana Use in Connecticut Over a One Year Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):

In Connecticut it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach that the total number of marijuana users in a one year period was 336,000.
- An estimated 52,000 of the marijuana users in Connecticut over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 125,000 of the marijuana users in Connecticut over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 158,000 of the marijuana users in Connecticut over a one year period were 26 or older.

Connecticut Statistics

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