Daily alcohol: blunts my emotional pain, causes awful feelings in my stomach, does damage to multiple organ systems, is physically addictive, and gives you a hangover the next day.
Daily THC and other cannabinoids consumed via edibles: blunts my emotional pain, blunts my physical pain, has a minor effect on working memory when used over years that does not further inhibit cognitive ability or motivation, is not physically addictive, and has no impact on the next day.
Used to self medicate in vaguely controlled doses, it is a no-brainer. MJ is not perfect by any means, but it is world better than booze for frequent users.
Technically, I am a daily consumer of cannabis, but in reality I microdose (one to two hits off a vape pen) before bed to combat chronic insomnia. I know many people have a glass of wine with dinner or a “night cap” before bed. I guess I am wondering what they mean by daily use.
It’s me, I’m the statistic
I’m a dapper dab man.
I don’t trust a news source still calling it marijuana. Marijuana is a Mexican weed that was used as racist propaganda against cannabis in the early 20th century.
I’m happy to see the wide-spread adoption of cannabis. It’s non-addictive (it can be habit forming), you can’t overdose on it, and withdrawal is non-existent. Alcohol is addictive, you can def die from consuming too much in a single sitting, and withdrawal can literally kill you.
I agree with you about it being a propaganda word, but you really should trust the Associated Press as a source.
Yeah, AP is good. But this does show a lack of understanding on the part of the author. I expect better of them.
It does show a lack of understanding, but I don’t expect better of them because that’s something that, in general, has been lost to history. It’s just not widely known. Plenty of regular cannabis users still call it marijuana.
The nomenclature doesn’t really matter. In Oklahoma its called a “Medical Marijuana Card” you have to get to consume
Newly legalized drug being used at a faster rate than when it was illegal.
Amazing. What a scoop.
I think you misread. The headline itself says that weed is being used more than alchohol, not more than it was when it was illegal.
For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana just about every day has surpassed the number who drink that often, a shift some 40 years in the making as recreational pot use became more mainstream and legal in nearly half of U.S. states.
Since the legality is the thing that has changed, that’s not that surprising.
Obviously legality of weed is related, but I’m arguing that there is a “scoop” here, that weed has passed a milestone; it’s more commonly used daily than alchohol.
Fair enough I guess, I just think that would be kind of expected. Alcohol is extremely expensive.
How cheap is weed where you are? Or how expensive is alcohol? Cause that doesn’t sound like my experience
I dunno, but alcohol at a bar is $12 for a hit, so. Is it more than that for weed?
If there’s bars with weed, yeah, I imagine a pre rolled joint will be about the same.
Cool, whatever stops you from drinking yourself to death I guess.
So statistically speaking, at least some of the cool kids are doing it?
This is exactly why marijuana will remain illegal in France. The wine industry will not allow such verdant competition.
It’s only marijuana if it’s from the Marijuana region of France. Otherwise, it’s sparkling cannabis.
Shiny happy people all around!
