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Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Marijuana: Results of a Public Opinion Survey in San Mateo County <br /> © 2016 BRIGHT RESEARCH GROUP | 6 <br /> <br />Race/Ethnicity,  Age,  Gender  and  Household  Income  of  Respondents   <br />   <br />   <br />MARIJUANA  USE  IN  SAN  MATEO  COUNTY     <br />The  survey  responses  reveal  that  a  majority  of  respondents  (58  percent)  reported  that  they   <br />either  currently  use  marijuana  or  had  used  it  in  the  past.  Of  those  who  had  used  it,  one  in  five   <br />had  used  it  recently—in  the  last  week  or  last  month.  Respondents  were  not  asked  to   <br />differentiate  whether  they  were  using  it  for  medical  or  recreational  purposes.     <br />   <br />Public  health  officials  are  concerned  that  legalizing  recreational  marijuana  would  increase  the   <br />number  of  people  who  use  marijuana.  Most  respondents  who  did  not  currently  use  marijuana   <br />reported  that  the  potential  for  the  legalization  of  marijuana  would  not  change  their  behavior.   <br />Among  those  respondents  who  said  that  they  have  “never”  used  marijuana  or  that  they  last  used   <br />it  “many  years  ago,”  72  percent  said  that  legality  would  not  change  their  behavior.  However,  one   <br />in  ten  non-­‐users  said  that  they  would  use  marijuana  recreationally  if  it  were  legal.   <br />   <br />Respondents  are  concerned  with  the  prevalence  of  marijuana  use  in  the  communities  and  their   <br />exposure  to  marijuana  smoke.  A  majority  (54  percent)  were  very  concerned  about  youth  using   <br />marijuana  in  their  communities,  and  27  percent  were  very  concerned  about  adults  using   <br />marijuana.  Sixty-­‐four  percent  of  respondents  said  they  were  bothered  when  they  were  around   <br />marijuana  smoke.         <br />8.A. - Page 81