A new AmericanMarijuana.org survey shows that 54.4% of marijuana users with lung problems agreed that smoking weed will make them more susceptible to poor outcomes if they contract the novel coronavirus. Among pot users without lung problems, that percentage is 34.5%.
Even so, just 28% of participants report switching from joints, pipes or bongs to non-smoking alternatives such as edibles during the pandemic.
The survey doesn’t explain their reluctance to put down the bong and pick up the hard candy.
However, a previous AmericanMarijuana survey does hold a clue: nearly half of pot users purchased extra stash before the crisis reached full bloom. At $80 a quarter, it’s understandable why folks wouldn’t let the good stuff go to waste.
This article appears in Apr 15-21, 2020.
I spent my whole stimulus check on weed
The majority of marijuana users with lung problems agreed that smoking weed will make them more likely to get sick and die. That’s because there are so many geezer weedheads who’ve smoked pot for years and who also smoked cigarettes. And some of them still use tobacco. Old and a smoker (of tobacco or weed or both) is a ticket to the morgue if you get sick. You paid plenty for that pot, so stay home and don’t go anywhere and smoke it if you’ve got it.