I wish.

Across the world, in America or in your town? I'd say something closer to 40% smoke pot across America.

No. Your friend is wrong. A recent government survey tells us: Marijuana is the most frequently used illegal drug in the United States. Over 83 million Americans over the age of 12 have tried marijuana at least once. Over 12 million had used the drug in the month before the survey. Another survey, which is conducted yearly, includes students from 8th, 10th, and 12th grades. The survey showed that 20 percent of 8th-graders have tried marijuana at least once, and by 10th grade, 20 percent are “current” users (that is, used within the past month.) Among 12th-graders, nearly 50 percent have tried marijuana/hash at least once, and about 22 percent were current users.

You're friend must live in Florida. Everyone smokes weed here... It's like some white trash self medicating antidepressent epidemic or something?

i would think thats the amount of people that HAVE smoked pot. thats kinda high! lol

no way. edit-I tried to give benefit of the doubt that perhaps he meant 80% have tried and came up with the same answer. Next time your friend gives you a BS statistic, ask him to give you a source

No I do not believe that is true.

No, your friend must have been smoking when they told you that. I live in an area of 1000 people and I can guarantee on my life that 95% of them have never touched a drug.

no, maybe 80% of the ppl SHE knows, but not 80% of all ppl. I don't...that is for SURE.

Studies show that about 40-45% smoke pot.

I think they might I don't myselft but most of the people i know do my whole family dose even my younger sisters. Even my nan dose lol

68.4% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

Eighty percent of people? That's a lot of people! LOL! I sincerely doubt that!

It was probably either a scare-tactic or a support-legalalization statistic that was like "80% of people have either smoked or know someone that has".

No way... maybe that many people have tried it?? i dunno.

NO; that is a typical pothead response .... It is even doubtful if even 40% of the people use weed on a regular basis .... Now about 50% have admitted to having tried the herb. However; there are so many bad effects of Marijuana that they outweigh the good points ... Bad Effects; Ok ... Some one who is releative new at smoking POT , may experience An Acute Paranoid State or even Acute panic Reaction .... Many users of pot become Disassociative from their "Friends" and "Family" who do not approve / use marijuana .... Very High Dosages of marijuana can cause a Toxic Delirium manifested by marked memory Impairment, Confussion, and disorientation. Using Marijuana can induce Acute Paranoid States with the severity depending on whre the user is located when doing the pot. There are a Variety of Psychotic Reactions that have been noted with the use of Weed. Manic reaction , Hypomania, with persecutory delusions, Auditory hallicunations, withdrawal, and thought disorder has been observed in subjects with increased and continued Marijuana useage. Also; a self limiting hypomanic-schizophrenic like psychoses following Marijuana usage has been documented ... Marijuana has been proven to aggravate a pre existing condition of schizophrenia. A Paranoid Psychoses has been associated with long term marijuana useage ; characterized by bizarre behavior, violence, panic, an absence of the thought disorder. Just a few passages that I've discovered about marijuana useage.

No, it can't be true. No way. Does your friend have to justify his smoking pot??LOL

no i dont think its right lol

No... A lot of people HAVE (tried) it, but continue to do so? No. (And I don't think 80% HAVE even tried it.)

Maybe in a society where pot's tolerated and easily obtained, close to 80% of people will try it once in their lifetime. But it still seems like a very high figure, I have a hard time imagining that 4/5 of all people have tried it, much less use it even occasionally.

I think it is closer to 50 percent.

Definitely not.