During the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, approximately 34 percent of surveyed consumers in the United States reported that they prefer drinking alcohol over smoking weed because relaxing with a cold beer or red wine makes them feel greater than getting high.
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Leading reasons consumers prefer drinking alcohol over smoking weed during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020
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American Marijuana. (June 11, 2020). Leading reasons consumers prefer drinking alcohol over smoking weed during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189546/why-consumer-prefer-alcohol-over-weed-during-covid-19-us/
American Marijuana. "Leading reasons consumers prefer drinking alcohol over smoking weed during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020." Chart. June 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189546/why-consumer-prefer-alcohol-over-weed-during-covid-19-us/
American Marijuana. (2020). Leading reasons consumers prefer drinking alcohol over smoking weed during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189546/why-consumer-prefer-alcohol-over-weed-during-covid-19-us/
American Marijuana. "Leading Reasons Consumers Prefer Drinking Alcohol over Smoking Weed during The Coronavirus Pandemic in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189546/why-consumer-prefer-alcohol-over-weed-during-covid-19-us/
American Marijuana, Leading reasons consumers prefer drinking alcohol over smoking weed during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189546/why-consumer-prefer-alcohol-over-weed-during-covid-19-us/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Leading reasons consumers prefer drinking alcohol over smoking weed during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020 [Graph], American Marijuana, June 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189546/why-consumer-prefer-alcohol-over-weed-during-covid-19-us/