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Americans' support for legalizing marijuana continues to set new records, with 66% of U.S. adults now in favor of making the drug legal.

Thirteen percent of U.S. adults "regularly" or "occasionally" use marijuana, but the rate is higher among young adults and Americans living in the West.

Young Americans are now as likely to vape as to smoke conventional cigarettes, and they perceive vaping as much less harmful.

When asked about six tobacco or smoking products, Americans say they use cigarettes most regularly and also consider them most harmful to users. Marijuana, the second most regularly used substance, is viewed as the least harmful.

Women are slightly more likely than men to favor legal abortion and to identify as pro-choice on the issue, but these gender differences remain small.

While social liberals and social conservatives differ in their views of most moral issues, abortion and gay/lesbian relations are the most divisive.

A record-high 69% of Americans now say gambling is morally acceptable -- further evidence that the shift toward more liberal views on social issues continues.

More than three-quarters of U.S. adults believe drinking alcohol is morally acceptable while 65% say the same about smoking marijuana.

Americans' support for legal same-sex marriage continues to increase, with the 67% supporting it in a new Gallup poll establishing a new high.

The number of states where conservatives outnumber liberals declined in 2017 to the lowest in Gallup's trend since 2008. Wyoming is still the most conservative state; Vermont and Massachusetts are the most liberal.