According to this, 16.5% of Ohio residents used a marijuana product in the last year in 2023: https://www.statista.com/statistics/723822/cannabis-use-with...

Hard to argue that's a small percentage.

Have you been to a weed store in a state with legal recreational usage? In my experience, the stores are always busy and you see a wide cross-section of society in line.

Half of Americans have tried pot at least once: https://news.gallup.com/poll/509399/fully-half-americans-tri...

> Cannabis use in the past year and past month remained at historically high levels for both adult age groups in 2023. Among adults 19 to 30 years old, approximately 42% reported cannabis use in the past year, 29% in the past month, and 10% daily use (use on 20 or more occasions in the past 30 days). Among adults 35 to 50, reports of use reached 29%, 19%, and 8%, respectively.

https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2024/08/canna...

42% of 18-30 year old Americans have used THC within the last 12 months. That's pretty much the exact same figure as the number in the article.