More than half of marijuana consumers say they drink less alcohol, or none at all, after using cannabis, according to a new poll.
The survey from the cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD that was shared exclusively with Marijuana Moment is one of the latest pieces of evidence supporting the idea of a substitution effect, with people increasingly opting for cannabis as a less harmful alternative to alcohol.
Asked how consuming marijuana affected their alcohol use, 54 percent of respondents said they “tend to drink less or not at all.” Another 22 percent said there wasn’t a relationship between use of the two substances, and 14 percent said it “depends on the circumstances.” Just 9 percent said they tended to drink more alcohol after using cannabis.
That’s based on survey data that was collected from 381 cannabis consumers from January 9-12, with a 5 percent margin of error.
“Today’s cannabis consumers are turning to the plant more for wellness than indulgence, a trend we consistently have been observing in our polling data,” Alexandra Arnett, lead researcher and fact checker at NuggMD, told Marijuana Moment.
“From a public health perspective, the replacement effect cannabis use seems to have on alcohol consumption is a
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