Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know how popular marijuana, or cannibus, is with young Americans.

Often the drug of choice at teen parties, get-togethers and celebrations, “weed,” or “pot,” as young people call it, enjoys a popular following, especially amongst the younger crowd.

But now, with times tough and more and more Americans dropping or failing to renew their insurance policies due to lack of finances, marijuana’s popularity is increasing amongst people of all ages.

Though illegal in all but 13 states, many Americans are now self medicating with cannibus in an effort to avoid paying the high cost of care and traditional prescription drugs.

Classified a “controlled substance,” marijuana use breaks federal law. But with many people struggling to purchase pain medication, the government practicing leniency where pot is concerned, and marijuana so easily attainable in most states, orders for medical marijuana are way up in 2009—and the debate about cannibus use rages on.

For more information on the cannibus debate, see Jeb’s article: Yes We Cannibus. Then feel free to let us know where you stand on the subject. Should medical marijuana use be legal?