During the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, approximately 59 percent of surveyed cannabis consumers in the United States reported that they prefer smoking weed over drinking alcohol because weed does not give them the terrible hangover.
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American Marijuana. (June 11, 2020). Leading reasons consumers preferred smoking weed over drinking alcohol during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189527/why-consumers-prefer-marijuana-over-alcohol-during-covid-19-us/
American Marijuana. "Leading reasons consumers preferred smoking weed over drinking alcohol during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020." Chart. June 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189527/why-consumers-prefer-marijuana-over-alcohol-during-covid-19-us/
American Marijuana. (2020). Leading reasons consumers preferred smoking weed over drinking alcohol during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189527/why-consumers-prefer-marijuana-over-alcohol-during-covid-19-us/
American Marijuana. "Leading Reasons Consumers Preferred Smoking Weed over Drinking Alcohol during The Coronavirus Pandemic in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189527/why-consumers-prefer-marijuana-over-alcohol-during-covid-19-us/
American Marijuana, Leading reasons consumers preferred smoking weed over drinking alcohol during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189527/why-consumers-prefer-marijuana-over-alcohol-during-covid-19-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Leading reasons consumers preferred smoking weed over drinking alcohol during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020 [Graph], American Marijuana, June 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189527/why-consumers-prefer-marijuana-over-alcohol-during-covid-19-us/