While there are fewer cannabis consumers in the U.S. than alcohol consumers, there are more daily cannabis consumers than daily drinkers, according to a recent YouGov survey. The poll was conducted online from June 7-10, 2024, and surveyed 1,116 U.S. adults with an approximate margin of error of 4%. The survey comes on the heels of similar findings from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, published in May.
The survey found that 8% of American adults consume cannabis daily (5% several times per day, 3% once per day) while 5% of Americans are daily drinkers (2% several times per day, 3% once per day).
The results match an analysis of the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health that was published in the journal Addiction in May.
The YouGov survey results also showed that outside of daily consumption, alcohol consumption continues to outpace cannabis use in nearly every other metric: alcohol consumption, for example, outpaces cannabis consumption when it comes to consuming a few times per week (12% alcohol, 5% cannabis), once per week (8% alcohol, 1% cannabis), a few times per month (10% alcohol, 2% cannabis), or just once per month (6% alcohol, 1% cannabis). Additionally,