Uncle Sam Smokes the Chronic, War on Drugs $1 Tril Failure
by Anthony Sibley (AJ) on Jul 14, 2013 | Views: 533 | Score: 9
| Alcohol | Tobacco | Cannabis (Marijuana) | Cocaine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 94.3 | 48.1 | 10.8 | 4 |
| Japan | 89.1 | 48.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
| Germany | 95.3 | 51.9 | 17.5 | 1.9 |
| China | 64.4 | 53.1 | 0.3 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 93.3 | 58 | 18.8 | 1.9 |
| Mexico | 85.9 | 60.2 | 7.8 | 4 |
| US | 91.6 | 73.6 | 42.4 | 16.2 |
Percentage of population using drug at least once
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The US leads the world in legal and illegal drug use, particularly in regards to marijuana and cocaine. The US rate of cocaine use was an extreme outlier, 16%, compared to roughly 4% of most other countries, and essentially nonexistent in Africa and Asia. Besides New Zealand, countries with marijuana use closest to America's had rates over 20% lower.