Categories: aggregated

Green Over Grain: Why a Generation Chose Cannabis over Alcohol and What Do We Do Now?

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), past-year cannabis use among Americans 12 and older climbed from 11.0% in 2002 to 22.3% in 2024 — a 103% increase. Over roughly the same period, past-month alcohol use dropped from 51% to 46.6%, a 9% decline. These aren’t rounding errors. They represent one of the most significant substance-use shifts in modern American history, and it’s happening largely without a formal policy directing it. No public health campaign told people to put down the beer and pick up the joint. They did it on their own.

Jason

Share
Published by
Jason

Recent Posts

If ‘Niche’ Is the New ‘Cool,’ Then Pressed Hash Is Ice Cold: A Golden State Hash Report

It’s a great time to be an old-school hash lover. Award-winning journalist David Downs, a…

7 hours ago

Good Times Is Done With Potency Theater

The New Jersey brand is betting that shoppers would rather understand a formula than stare…

1 day ago

90% of Americans Want Legal Weed. Lawmakers in Both Parties Keep Punishing Them for It.

From South Dakota to Michigan, red states are trying to overturn legalization votes and blue…

1 day ago

What the West Got Wrong About Drug Decriminalization: Lessons From Portugal and Oregon

This analysis reveals why Portugal's health-first drug policy succeeded while Oregon's Measure 110 collapsed. Discover…

1 day ago

The Case That Just Blocked Trump’s Press Ban Started With High Times’ Founder and a Pie

In 1970, Tom Forçade put a pie in a federal commissioner’s face. When the government…

2 days ago

Thailand Advances Medical-Only Cannabis Bill as Adult-Use Era Fades

Thailand is moving closer to putting its medical-only cannabis model into national law, with a…

2 days ago