Americans view cannabis as the least harmful legal drug, according to a recent Gallup poll in which 66% of respondents said it is “very” (26%) or “somewhat” (40%) harmful. Another 22% said cannabis is “not too” harmful, with 10% believing cannabis is “not at all” harmful.
Among those polled, cigarettes were seen as the most harmful, with 79% of respondents saying they are very harmful and 18% saying they are somewhat harmful. Another 61% said chewing tobacco is very harmful, along with 31% viewing chewing tobacco as somewhat harmful.
E-cigarettes and vaping were viewed as very harmful by 57% of respondents, with another 34% saying it was somewhat harmful, and 4% saying it is not too harmful. Forty-five percent of respondents said they viewed cigar smoking as very harmful, with 39% viewing the practice as somewhat harmful, while 9% said it is not too harmful and 4% viewed it as not at all harmful.
Pipe-smoking was viewed as very harmful by 44% of those surveyed, while 40% said it is somewhat harmful, and 7% said it is not too harmful. Another 34% of those polled by Gallup viewed nicotine pouches as very harmful, while