Millennials were the generation most likely to increase their consumption of cannabis during the coronavirus outbreak in the United States in 2020. Forty-percent of Millennial respondents indicated they planned on consuming more cannabis. At the same time, only 17 percent of Baby Boomers said they planned to do the same.
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Planned increase in cannabis use during COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020, by generation
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Brightfield Group. (May 26, 2020). Planned increase in cannabis use during COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120181/increased-cannabis-use-during-coronavirus-outbreak-by-generation-us/
Brightfield Group. "Planned increase in cannabis use during COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020, by generation." Chart. May 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120181/increased-cannabis-use-during-coronavirus-outbreak-by-generation-us/
Brightfield Group. (2020). Planned increase in cannabis use during COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120181/increased-cannabis-use-during-coronavirus-outbreak-by-generation-us/
Brightfield Group. "Planned Increase in Cannabis Use during Covid-19 Outbreak in The United States in 2020, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120181/increased-cannabis-use-during-coronavirus-outbreak-by-generation-us/
Brightfield Group, Planned increase in cannabis use during COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120181/increased-cannabis-use-during-coronavirus-outbreak-by-generation-us/ (last visited January 10, 2025)
Planned increase in cannabis use during COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020, by generation [Graph], Brightfield Group, May 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120181/increased-cannabis-use-during-coronavirus-outbreak-by-generation-us/
