One-In-Seven Americans Use CBD, According To A New Gallup Survey
By Kyle Jaeger
August 7, 2019
Federal regulations haven’t been issued for CBD yet, but that’s not stopping Americans from utilizing the cannabis compound, according to a survey released by Gallup on Wednesday.
In fact, one-in-seven Americans (14 percent) report using some form of CBD, primarily for therapeutic purposes.
The poll, which involved phone interviews with more than 2,500 adults from June 19-July 12, illustrates the wide appeal of CBD nationwide since the 2018 Farm Bill was approved in December, federally legalizing hemp and its derivatives like cannabidiol.
Though young adults and people living in the West are the most likely to use CBD (20 and 21 percent, respectively), people from all demographics and regions are evidently partaking. Almost one-in-10 individuals 65 or older use CBD, for example. And 13 percent of people from the South reported using the non-intoxicating ingredient, compared to 11 percent in both the Midwest and East.
Gallup also asked respondents about what they use CBD for and found that vast majority of individuals take it for medical purposes. Forty percent said they use CBD for pain, 20 percent for anxiety, 11 percent for sleep, eight percent for arthritis, fiver percent for headaches and five percent for stress.
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