{"id":4244,"date":"2021-09-22T04:20:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T11:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/?p=4244"},"modified":"2021-09-24T08:29:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T15:29:11","slug":"what-does-the-average-marijuana-user-look-like-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/what-does-the-average-marijuana-user-look-like-today\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does the Average Marijuana User Look Like Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the average marijuana user looks a lot like the people once stereotyped as not being the types to use marijuana. They\u2019re college-educated young people who make a salary higher than the national average. They\u2019re Moms and other women <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/marijuana-moms-marijuana-for-relaxation\/\">looking for a new way to relax<\/a>. And they\u2019re also older Americans who want a safer way to manage pay.<\/p>\n<p>A group of recent reports and surveys is shining a light on how the profile of the average marijuana user has changed. They no longer can fall into the stereotypical category of lazy, out-of-work coach potatoes. Increasingly, they\u2019re part of what people consider the \u201cmainstream\u201d population. You know, what the hips kids used to think of as squares.<\/p>\n<h2>New Study Destroys Myths About Average Marijuana User<\/h2>\n<p>A new survey of 5,000 marijuana users from cannabis company Dutchie dispensed with many of the myths about cannabis. For example, it found the average cannabis consumer is employed and makes more than $50,000 a year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no data to support the assertion that cannabis consumers are simply out-of-work stoners,\u201d Beau Whitney, an Oregon cannabis economist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salemreporter.com\/posts\/4946\/around-oregon-todays-cannabis-consumers-break-the-stereotype-survey-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>. Other findings <a href=\"https:\/\/dutchie.com\/blog\/lifestyle\/https-dutchie-com-blog-lifestyle-5-takeaways-from-a-new-eye-opening-study-of-cannabis-consumers-utm_source-email-utm_medium-blog-utm_campaign-bain-blog-utm_term-cannabis-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">from the study<\/a> included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>54 percent of users have a college degree<\/li>\n<li>55 percent are women<\/li>\n<li>58 percent described themselves as active, and 77 percent said they are health conscious<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most of those who use cannabis said they did so to feel relaxed and calm. Dutchie CEO Ross Lipson said the survey \u201cdebunked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/marijuana-myths-cannabis-legalization\/\">the myth of cannabis<\/a>.\u201d He added: \u201cCannabis consumers are not lazy or lower economic status. Cannabis consumers can be Olympic athletes, professional athletes and are very educated, very productive people.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Other Data on the Average Marijuana User<\/h3>\n<p>Statistics on the age of the average marijuana user show that those under 30 make up less than a quarter of all cannabis users. The findings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/737849\/share-americans-age-group-smokes-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">show<\/a> that cannabis use by age group split as follows (52 percent reported not actively using cannabis):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>22 percent are 18 to 29 years old<\/li>\n<li>11 percent are 30 to 49 years old<\/li>\n<li>12 percent are 50 to 64 years old<\/li>\n<li>3 percent are 65 years old or older<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The group over 50 &#8211; 15 percent of all users &#8211; is one of the fastest growing segments of the marijuana-using population. The average marijuana user group now includes those over 50 who are giving cannabis a chance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/older-americans-marijuana-pain-relief\/\">to manage their pain<\/a>, help them sleep and control their anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>The average marijuana consumer spends about $645 per year on cannabis, <a href=\"https:\/\/salesfuel.com\/marijuana-dispensary-customers-spend-average-645-annually\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Sales Fuel. The median amount spent on each trip to a dispensary is $33.<\/p>\n<p>A recent roundup of <a href=\"https:\/\/flowhub.com\/cannabis-industry-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cannabis statistics by Flowhub<\/a> showed that the latest data indicates widespread use of marijuana across the country. They found the following.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12 percent of Americans are actively using marijuana.<\/li>\n<li>Cannabis sales increased 67% across the United States in 2020.<\/li>\n<li>The highest level of the population ever &#8211; 68 percent &#8211; support marijuana legalization<\/li>\n<li>The U.S. cannabis industry is worth $61 billion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clearly, the average marijuana user looks increasingly like your neighbor or co-worker. The stereotypical stoner who has dropped out of society (and the job market) has become a thing of the past, if it was ever true, at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve come a long way from just a decade ago, and we\u2019re on the other side of the galaxy when compared to the \u201creefer madness\u201d hysteria of the 20th century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":4245,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[1170,349,843],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What Does the Average Marijuana User Look Like Today?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We\u2019ve come a long way from just a decade ago, and on the other side of the galaxy when compared to the \u201creefer madness\u201d hysteria.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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