NEW: 86% of Americans say small businesses have a positive effect on the way things are going in the country these days. Just 29% say the same about large corporations. Here's a closer look at the nation's ~33 million small businesses: pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…

Last year, Pew Research Center found that support for a TikTok ban in the U.S. was slipping among Republicans and Democrats - though Reps remain far more likely to favor a ban pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…

Around nine-in-ten Americans say marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use. Here are nine facts about Americans’ views of and experiences with marijuana, based on Pew Research Center surveys and other sources. pewrsr.ch/4aPNwTv

Half of U.S. adults (50.3%) say they have ever used marijuana. That is a smaller share than the 84.1% who say they have ever consumed alcohol and the 64.8% who have ever used tobacco products or vaped nicotine. pewrsr.ch/3vQaTO0

79% of Americans live in a county with at least one cannabis dispensary. The states with the most dispensaries include California, Oklahoma, Florida, Colorado and Michigan. pewrsr.ch/3Jlp8ND

54% of Americans live in a state (including D.C.) where both recreational and medical marijuana are legal, and 74% live in a state where it’s legal either for both purposes or for medical use only. pewrsr.ch/49GaRGo

Two-thirds of adults say they favor releasing people from prison who are being held for marijuana-related offenses only, including 41% who strongly favor this. And 61% support removing or expunging marijuana-related offenses from people’s criminal records. pewrsr.ch/3Q14VRg

A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 75% of U.S. Catholics view Pope Francis favorably, down 8 percentage points since we last asked this question in 2021 and 15 points below his peak favorability rating, which was 90% in early 2015. pewrsr.ch/3VW9IHt

While small shares across demographic groups say marijuana should not be legal at all, those least likely to favor it for both medical and recreational use include:
- Older adults
- Republicans and GOP-leaning independents
- Hispanic and Asian Americans
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American tax dollars mostly go to health and human services, including education, health, Social Security, Medicare, income security and veterans benefits. pewrsr.ch/3JcWNco