Although alcohol overall remains more widely used, first-time daily marijuana use overtook drinking at the same frequency in 2022, with roughly 17.7 million cannabis users and 14.7 million drinkers.

The Cannabis Equity Illinois Coalition High Rollers Game Night will offer games, raffles and a vape bar run from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Walls Turned Sideways, an art gallery created by people who ...

Top alcohol makers have been sitting on the sidelines of a cannabis beverage boom, watching brands in the fast-growing ...

In 2022, this marijuana use pattern overtook alcohol use for the first time, data shows. Approximately 40% of current cannabis users engage in daily or near-daily consumption, similar to tobacco ...

The change in preference is largely being driven by young people. Of people aged 18 to 24, 69% prefer marijuana to alcohol, according to a 2022 survey by New Frontier Data, a cannabis research firm.

Alcohol retailers argue that they have decades of proven compliance with strict regulations, including preventing sales to minors. They propose that cannabis should be regulated similarly to ...

The rise of cannabis poses a threat to alcohol sales, with many consumers viewing marijuana as a safer and more desirable alternative. This could be why so many alcohol corporations have invested ...

In 1992 — when marijuana use reached its lowest point — less than 1 million people said they used the drug every day while 8.9 million reported drinking alcohol daily.