Americans are continuing to use cannabis as a substitute for other drugs, with analysts reporting a “sudden spike” in the consumption of cannabis as an alternative to alcohol in 2024.
An analysis of new survey data from Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) that was released on Tuesday found that substitution of cannabis for alcohol is “soaring” as the state-level legalisation movement expands and relative perceptions of harm shift. A significant portion of Americans also said in the poll that they substitute marijuana for cigarettes and pain killers.