Pot Use Reached All-Time High in March Amid Lockdown Measures
- Cowen survey found 33% of respondents tried cannabis
- Job security deteriorated more than general population
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Cannabis use hit an all-time high in March as lockdown measures spread across the U.S., giving people more free time with less to do.
A March survey of 2,500 consumers by Cowen & Co. found that 33% had tried cannabis at some point in their lives, a record high. For the past month, 12.8% of respondents said they’d used pot, above the 12.5% average in 2019.