A new report by the Utah Department of Health finds that roughly six percent of adults in the state admit to using marijuana in the past month, FOX 13 reports.
The report, released Monday, said the majority of those use marijuana recreationally (42.3 percent). According to the report, another 30.8 percent used for both medical and non-medical reasons, and another 26.9 percent used marijuana purely for medical reasons.
“However, the reason for using marijuana varied distinctly for those who also reported chronic pain, arthritis, or 7+ days of poor mental health within the past month. Users who reported chronic pain and users with arthritis mostly used marijuana only for medical reasons (56.