How Gen Z is driving the rise in popularity of recreational marijuana

As recreational marijuana becomes legal in more states, a new survey found that more young people prefer marijuana to alcohol. Nikki Battiste has more.
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[@Boomstruck123]

had my boomer coworker hit a blinky off the cart once and he passed out

[@kaymitchell6143]

💀💀

[@pragmaticcat7619]

Yeah right ...

[@johnmartin5153]

😂

[@40nights40daystv]

cannot handle the za lmao

[@venozz1732]

@@pragmaticcat7619i’ve passed out off of bong rips

[@user-os4jq6wj5o]

Smoking weed is better then drinking good job kids

[@13Liberty50]

“The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly - it must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over.”

[@blake8510]

@@13Liberty50stay in your boxed in ideology where it’s nice and comfortable. Never question your beliefs or motives. You are always right.

[@13Liberty50]

@@blake8510 thanks for proving the point.

[@13Liberty50]

@@blake8510 u wonder why employers want noting to do with the generation.

[@13Liberty50]

@@blake8510 Those who have no legitimate argument like u will bash the comment poster, the epitome of ignorance. thanks for proving that point as well

[@thymeparzival]

American logic will hand an 18 year old a weapon and send them to war, but put them in prison for growing a plant that can heal them.

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

Republican politicians logic, most people are cool about weed now because they know someone who uses it.

[@BRAVENmusic]

It’s not logic it’s exploitation

[@clearerthanwater]

​@yudo-cc3fd what tf do you think it does for people who have a physical ailment, chronic pain, anxiety disorder etc.?

[@Jovel818]

@@clearerthanwaterWeed makes anxiety worse, what are you talking about 😂 literally all the psychical symptoms of anxiety comes from weed

[@Trinity-fl9co]

heal what lol

[@Ari-gm8bf]

these damn older generations cannot mind their business

[@xletzyy]

They allergic to it. Back then they where getting hammered all week. I'm 21 and I've done both weed and alcohol super crazy. Alcohol makes my body feel worse over time but weed just makes me feel more spaced out. But Alcohol is definitely worse they just wanna control everything we do like always.

[@bchristian85]

@@xletzyy Boomers have been that way since the Jesus movement in the 70s. It will continue until younger generations outvote them and stop falling for their propaganda.

[@fujocel]

They are really nostalgic for the days when their children would drop dead at parties from trying to chug a fifth of vodka.

[@philbuell6657]

You're genZ or a millennial, huh? Don't know what you're talking about he older generations. We keep to ourselves and mind our own business, y'all are the ones making everything everyone else's business, y'all gotta be the center of attention, look at me, look at me. So vain, so worried about what people think about you, how you look, what you have. And y'all think you know it all, think at 20 y'all have lived life enough to tell others how to live or what they need to do. It's really pathetic.

[@xletzyy]

@philbuell6657 this whole article and video destroyed your Bible that you wrote. You say that but THE FACTS prove the older generations are trying to control and micromanage the younger generations. Trust me we hate being the center of attention. But you sound super out of touch. Every fact and statistic POINTS TO the older generations trying to control and put laws on everything. This video litteraly proves that🤣🤣

[@jwc1276]

If you have to sign up for the draft at 18, you should be able to buy a plant at 18

[@Dreamweaver_Skunkbag]

Well that’s a stupid thing to say, obviously the point should be you just shouldn’t have to sign up for a draft.

[@papabird4425]

That works against America's interest. Those who can buy any plant they want would never sign up for a draft.

[@frozenrats]

The draft is stupid. That's why so many Americans went to Canada during Vietnam, and stayed even after getting pardoned. This is the country where lawmakers can take bribes and touch children without seeing a jail cell, but a guy growing a native plant gets a life sentence. It's insane.

[@dylanswanson4271]

Opium is a plant

[@sohailsohail9655]

You can actually join the military at 17

[@chad9971]

"Gen Z is driving the rise in marijuana" Me as a millennial: "And that's when I took it personally"

[@Thegingerbreadm4n]

right.

[@Thegingerbreadm4n]

i thought gen-z thinks all drugs r bad including cigarettes & alcohol? excuse me, us millenials have been toking before gen z was even in middle school.

[@w33dwizard5]

They're pandering to Gen z

[@Thegingerbreadm4n]

@@w33dwizard5 because god forbid they actually credit millennials for something good

[@AmmoAlchemist]

Ya dood this whole video on some bullshi and pisses me off

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

I'm 33, don't drink, don't smoke cigs or do anything else but cannabis and I go to the gym 6x a week & I'm sure millions can say the same. Anti weed people just talk hyperbole & have no real argument anymore.

[@user-eu6zv3ub3i]

I agree! I smoke some cannabis and workout or work on my hobbies and such. It's a really productive drug of choice if you use it right!

[@GoneFishingAway]

A lot of pot heads don't like to admit that smoking that stuff is still bad for your lungs because of the smoke. Weed addiction is real, and there are a lot of people who have an addiction towards weed but nobody likes to talk about it.

[@user-eu6zv3ub3i]

@@GoneFishingAway Yeah it can still negatively affect people, but it is a great mostly benign alternative to a lot of worse things.

[@GoneFishingAway]

@@user-eu6zv3ub3i That doesn't make it any better.

[@GoneFishingAway]

@@user-eu6zv3ub3i That doesn't make it any better.

[@OneJame]

Alcohol is poison, weed is medicine.

[@John-ru2gq]

Weed is not medicine recreationally. Take it from a long time smoker. Weed is not good for you unless you got a condition It slows you down and long term causes anxiety. Total bs to say it helps focus. Keep it to smoking once every one or two weeks

[@twentyonetonage]

Weed is still bad for lungs

[@John-ru2gq]

@@twentyonetonage can’t convince the youngins. They’ll learn it the hard way like me. Now my lungs always feel weird and I had the same stubborn attitude

@@twentyonetonage Ever heard of tinctures and edibles?

[@twentyonetonage]

If you watch the video, there are solely people smoking blunts and joints. I am very familiar with alternative cannabis products. I concede to the fact that I did not specify, “smoking weed is bad for your lungs.”

[@howwitty]

Still can't believe these kids are out here boofing marijuana leaves instead of taking opioids prescribed by a sagacious doctor.

[@adamuss]

yeah they should stop taking dangerous drugs like weed and opt for real medicine like morphine and fentanyl

[@vvvnokk8309]

If they want a pain reliever then they should go for opioids

[@randypaulino6675]

Let me tell you guys something I have a spinal cord injury I thought by smoking weed would help but in reality it made my pain worst . Moral of the story don’t believe anything you see weed will destroy you ,Ask Jesus Christ for repentance

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

We've tolerated nasty smelling cigs & annoying loud drunks for a long time in society; weed is here & its time you tolerate the people who use it and get over it like it or not.

[@Crowcryptic]

Fr if I have to deal with someone smelling like alcohol and cigarettes you’re gonna have to deal with me smelling like weed

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

Anti weed people just get laughed at and not taken seriously by anyone.

[@michaeljames4630]

staged

[@magneto44]

what a great time to be alive

[@o0GrayMatters0o]

i'll smoke to that

[@Dreamweaver_Skunkbag]

What a great time to off oneself

[@o0GrayMatters0o]

"Oh, Sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Where you gonna run to? All on that day Well I run to the rock, please hide me I run to the Rock, please hide me I run to the Rock, please hide me, Lord All on that day But the rock cried out, I can't hide you The Rock cried out, I can't hide you The Rock cried out, I ain't gonna hide you guy All on that day I said, "Rock, what's a matter with you, Rock?" "Don't you see I need you, Rock?" Lord, Lord, Lord All on that day So I run to the river, it was bleeding I run to the sea, it was bleeding I run to the sea, it was bleeding All on that day So I run to the river, it was boiling I run to the sea, it was boiling I run to the sea, it was boiling All on that day So I run to the Lord, please hide me Lord Don't you see me praying? Don't you see me down here praying? But the Lord said, "Go to the devil" The Lord said, "Go to the devil" He said, "Go to the devil" All on that day So I ran to the devil, he was waiting I ran to the devil, he was waiting Ran to the devil, he was waiting All on that day I cried, power (Power to the Lord) Power Bring down (Power to the Lord) Power (Power to the Lord) Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah Well I run to the river, it was boiling I run to the sea, it was boiling I run to the sea, it was boiling All on that day So I ran to the Lord I said, "Lord hide me, please hide me" "Please help me" All on that day He said, "Child, where were you When you ought a been praying?" I said,"Lord, Lord, hear me praying" "Lord, Lord, hear me praying" "Lord, Lord, hear me praying" All on that day Sinnerman you ought a be praying Ought a be praying, Sinnerman Ought a be praying All on that day I cried, power (Power to the Lord) Power Oh woh, power, power, Lord Don't you knew Don't you know, I need you Lord? Don't you know that, I need you? Power, power, power Lord"

[@fishah37]

Fr bro

[@andybrinkmoeller4322]

Except for all the fascism and end-stage capitalism and all that…

[@blackout07blue]

33 years old should be age limit? 😂😂 what an absolute dork.

[@DgurlSunshine]

ADULTS DO NOT ASK FOR PERMISSION.

[@redburban1394]

Did you notice that only showed one study paper that said that it can or might cause schizophrenia in a small group of males at a certain age. But not who wrote that paper or even funded that research? And it was just a small part of a paragraph.

[@eligreg99]

The age limit should be 21. Anything higher than 25 though is useless. Most people’s brains peak at 25

[@Ari-gm8bf]

"erm, actually!"

[@xletzyy]

​@@eligreg99 💯 exactly.

[@dapvm1987]

if weed's age limit is in the 30 than they should move the age of cigs and alcohol

[@xletzyy]

Exactly

[@Catsandbats666]

And military sign up

[@raystacks]

I agree

[@Perry-kd9cs]

Makes sense

[@Zero-cw4qj]

Absolutely, all should be above 25

[@oscarcazarez2227]

The alchol industry is shaking in there glass boots

[@maxpayne4129]

Doubt it. Alcohol is timeless. Same as Ganga

[@kronickingpin]

@@maxpayne4129 no its not alchol is a volume and margin buisness there is maby 1 to 2 more generations after this that drink heavly most of the younger people are not drinking at all and being sober cutting down allot or switching to weed i give drinking 10-15 more years for being on top like they are curently

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

Young people or old people go to dispensaries now. Hardly see 20 year olds or many 30 year olds at bars or whatever. Just 40,50,60 year olds

[@imalizard2113]

​@user-ig9xv8wd4g maybe it's regional because I see plenty of 20 somethings going to both dispensaries and liquor stores. Less people all around are going to Bars because it's so expensive, kids most of all.

[@vvvnokk8309]

Im keeping it in business

[@ETcamper]

Shiiii let me smoke a bowl..and I’ll end up doing 8 hours of nonstop work before I realize I should probably take a lunch break or something. I get stupid focus when I smoke 😂

[@novelaego2404]

ok

[@alyxferrari8793]

@@novelaego2404 next time, try contributing something! that's how these comments work. have a nice day!

[@barryscott1989]

Do you notice a preference between sativa or indica?

[@ETcamper]

@@barryscott1989 sativa for when I’m working. Helps me focus. Indica for when I’m off and I wanna be stuck in the couch or in my gaming chair lol!

[@ericbaese3038]

Rec marijuana has been popular for decades.

[@jaridatkinson4907]

Actually, really boomers and gen x did millennials enhanced that, and Gen z has taken the baton and enhanced it

[@gnarmarmilla]

Actually, it’s been quite poplar for thousands of years.

[@aimingisnice7732]

not as popular as before

[@shamrooooock]

Point is, it's starting to be more popular than alcohol.

[@alexmcgregor2854]

Gen X has been functionally using pot for 25 years 🙄

[@imalizard2113]

Much longer than that. I'm a millenial and I've been smoking for 27.

[@420saralou]

Almost 30 years for me! Since I was 16. I'm 45 now. Gen Z taking credit but we don't care, cuz we are Gen X!😂😂😂

[@TheDude0fLife]

Gen X born in 1970. First time 1984 so about 40 years now on and off.

[@BrianM-44041]

36 years smoking here and I'm gen x born in 72

[@BrianM-44041]

@@pedrx_v9323 who do you think is doing all these web videos ? Lol who do you think actually supports those channels? Half the shows about cannabis you watch are by gen x. Quit trying to steal clout from your elders ..

[@campbellj9988]

Remember, smoking anything is questionable for your health, stick to edibles guys

[@LiveLaughLoveLightYagami]

Yessir ✌️

[@aimingisnice7732]

edibles are bad for your organs(liver I'm pretty sure) aswell realistically its probably best to cycle between smoking and edibles and give your organs rest and detoxify them while you're letting them rest not that I do that or nothin edibles rarely effect me and I don't like the high I get from it either so I just stick to smokin

[@jeks6403]

@@aimingisnice7732 no they're not? they're quite literally a net positive health-wise. Research online before you comment "Scientific research suggests no substantial evidence linking cannabis, including edibles, to acute liver injury." "Another study found no negative impact on hepatic function" There really isn't any effects of edibles other than potential mental effects

[@campbellj9988]

@@aimingisnice7732 Smoking affects literally all of your organs

[@campbellj9988]

@@aimingisnice7732 Including your liver bro

[@Mr_Case_Time]

I’m 41, I own a business, we do ok. I smoke weed every day after work because it pushes all the thoughts I’ve been suppressing throughout the day, to the front of my thinking. It always gives me a brief panic attack, which I use to put things into perspective. On the weekends I typically wake and bake at about 8am, then drink some coffee and start my day. I do yard work, clean the house, play video games, all while my family is still asleep. It’s great.

[@Mr_Case_Time]

@@ARO656 yeah it’s funny, if I don’t get a panic attack I think it must not be very good weed. I just vape at this point, flower is too smelly. But if I don’t have that controlled panic attack, I’ll have one anyway but it will be out of my control and much worse.

[@D-Fens_1632]

Great way to put it.

[@D-Fens_1632]

...this comment has been in my head for a week now when I have my nightly perspective panic attack.

[@VirginiaBluesOG]

Only if you have access to the kids

[@Mr_Case_Time]

@@yudo-cc3fd I do save for my family’s future. Trust me, it’s not an expensive habit. I spend less on cannabis than my friends do on golf, and no one is telling them to save for their family’s future.

[@kendrickbracy2222]

POV: you’re watching this high.

[@rainy5517]

I wish

[@atul.j]

Yea

[@j3rkcat]

"DO you ever miss alcohol?" WTF kind of question is that even? As if they are missing some glamours part of life by not drinking? WTF. Clown world. We are living in Clown World.

[@Odinarcade00]

For real 😂

[@Carrollavirus]

It’s as if they’re trying to make alcohol look like it should be the superior alternative.

[@Odinarcade00]

@@Carrollavirus they do that every single news story about marijuana. Almost like big alcohol paid them to make these news segments 🤣💀💀💀💀💀

[@Carrollavirus]

@@Odinarcade00 Exactly

[@gnarmarmilla]

Don’t be a hypocrite. I love alcohol and I never do anything evil with it. Come on mate, “there is poison in everything, the dose makes the poison.” “Alcohol was made to gladden the heart,” God has said. (Psalm 104) Be glad, to get some alcohol and praise God with it.

[@crissyhutto8409]

Stop blaming them for trying to cope with the world they’ve inherited from the generations before them!!!

[@Stezuss]

Real

[@pragmaticcat7619]

Lol or they could grow up

[@crissyhutto8409]

@@pragmaticcat7619 or YOU could personally do something to make the world a better place. Instead of actively filling it up with trap houses and baby mamas. That's what the older generations left us, "change my mind"

[@d_vrdlovec8724]

Saying they too mentally weak to cope with reality sober

[@BrianM-44041]

Lol you mean the world where literally everything is better? Giess you werent around in the depression 😂😂😂

[@ritzharrison2751]

"Addiction psychologist", Yeah like drinking won't mess up your prefrontal cortex either. Most people who develop such things from smoking marijuana will get it anyway, what a quack. The exact causes of schizophrenia are unknown. Research suggests a combination of physical, genetic, psychological and environmental factors can make a person more likely to develop the condition. Some people may be prone to schizophrenia, and a stressful or emotional life event might trigger a psychotic episode.

[@ChrisSkipper-lh2go]

Schizophrenia isn't real. It's an opinion not a diagnosis done by the data of your body fluids. No medical scan to prove anything needed for a prescription drug.

[@DgurlSunshine]

PESTICIDE POISONING

[@anteropi2516]

Reason for bad effect of marijuana is to smoke bad strains. Most of the strains are bad for people and create eventually mental problems because they are created by people who most don't know anything about full cannabinoid and terpines compilation effect..have they even ever made lab tests what they stains are made of..i highly doubt not many. For example local seed shops here has over 400 strains available and I would accept only 36 for my own use. Solution is to make every sold seed and cannabis product to be must lab tested.

[@LuisCipher]

Marijuana does not create schizophrenia, however, marijuana can reveal pre-existing conditions in those with mental health disorders. Even those who are very high functioning in society can have underlying precursors for the development of psychiatric disorders. A predisposition for developing a disorder can be from physical or mental trauma or from genetic malformation of the brain.

[@fujocel]

@@LuisCipher Alcohol is clinically proven to cause psychosis / trigger latent schizophrenia in people as well, in fact, really any significantly emotionally impactful event can do that.

[@lowprofile513]

People have been fighting to legalize marijuana for decades. Gen Z have just been reaping the rewards of their long hard struggle.

[@BrianM-44041]

Yw- gen x

[@fatlois]

i love weed

[@o0GrayMatters0o]

it's actually a budding flower... they called it weed and "marijuana" to negatively stigmatize it because it's medicine for the mind.

[@Pubsy3D]

@@o0GrayMatters0oErm actually

[@o0GrayMatters0o]

@@Pubsy3D it's a threat to the profits of plastics and textiles as well as big pharma and the alcohol industry... it's literally medicine for a variety of ailments, like akshly. no cap

[@raeofsunshine555]

@@yudo-cc3fd when there are pesticides or it’s mixed with something of course. Of course the smoke itself can cause a withdrawal state. We have to be more real with ourselves.

[@raeofsunshine555]

but it’s not like that for everyone. we’d need more context to determine the true core cause.

[@user-et3vq1jo6u]

I'm tired of this crap about weed and schizophrenia there is way worse things that can happen to someone to trigger and cause schizophrenia then pot

[@autumnn767]

Exactly correlation doesnt equal causation

[@calebmichael5511]

Also, the percentage increase is still super duper low. Even if it did the likelihood of it is still low.

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

You never heard " we lost another one to cannabis today". I've been taking bong hits for almost 20 years & I workout almost every day, the old bs needs to stop

[@baboon_baboon_baboon]

I’d still be careful with weed. I’ve seen some people react badly to it. As long as people do it safely and don’t make people feel bad for saying no to it, it’s all good. I freaking hate weed heads who act like it solves everything. It doesn’t and this is coming from someone who got high nearly everyday for several years

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

​@@baboon_baboon_baboonit helps tolerate this world way more, it is way too stressful now to not smoke, the world is a way harder place than it was 5-10 years ago regardless of covid

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

Majority of the population lives in a state where cannabis is legal & close to 80% lives where it is decriminalizated or medically legal. Time to federally legalize based on these stats.

[@DgurlSunshine]

HOW DO THEY REGULATE HOME-BREWING AND BEER SEEDS? CRYPTO CON FRAUDS!!! ADULTS DO NOT ASK FOR PERMISSION. MARIJUANA IS NON-TOXIC. NULLIFY BAD POLICY!

[@OJdidit93905]

Yea right politicians won’t legalize it federally they won’t get any money from big pharma if they do

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

Big pharma don't profit anymore, they pay out billions a year in lawsuits nowadays. If that wasn't true Indiana would be rich & not a broke meth head fast food state​@@OJdidit93905

[@4SideGaming]

0:46 homie hitting the blunt doing a discussion board post he just like me fr.

[@AmmoAlchemist]

Should be titled why" Marijuana is still illegal bc $"

[@bchristian85]

It's still illegal because the Southern Baptists want it that way.

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

I've never wanted to do other drugs or even drink or smoke cigs, I always liked just using cannabis. I'm sure millions of others can say the same.

[@drezc5444]

people been smoking weed yall just didnt know it

[@Brohhamm]

He’s being a bit misleading. Cannabis didn’t make anyone develop schizophrenia who didn’t already have the genetic predisposition. It’s more accurate to say, those who have a high predisposition to serious mental illness can activate the gene with marijuana.

[@Chyeahokay]

These people clearly never tried cocaine while drinking…..

[@Smugperson]

Good marijuana isn’t half as bad as alcohol

[@dvlofaustin]

This is some BS brought to you by CBS.

[@blocpartyfan9771]

C? there’s BS

[@RickRoss440]

The percentage of individuals who get cannadbis induced psychosis is extremely low and it usually doesn’t happen from infrequent use it usually arises from heavy use in an individual predisposed to psychosis

[@CTHR333]

Alcohol is gross and ages you. Edibles are the wave😂😂

[@davidmercer4679]

I don't know about anyone else, but I've been doing this for decades. Painted my masterpiece, lived my dream.

[@calebmichael5511]

I smoke daily multiple times a day and make more money than both my parents. In a generation where kids don't make more than their parents. Smoking weed does not make you less effective.

[@SeekTruth28]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SeekTruth28]

​@@calebmichael5511 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@michaeljames4630]

staged for likes subs and retweets

[@dstopianmusic]

that “high and dry” line was pretty damn good

[@zanyaries333]

Ok, so it’s not “healthy” to smoke weed, but it’s ok to take “healthy” prescription pills and abuse them? Pills can help with one symptom, but can cause many others. The symptoms of cannabis? Appetite increase, happiness, and for me, it helps with anxiety and depression.

[@dillionchatmsn6349]

So many of us seen our parents strung out on pills or alcohol. Weed is going to be the new alcohol in the next decade or so imo

[@mambaforever24.]

I really hope it is. haven’t seen two high people fight yet

[@BrianM-44041]

Nah bro

[@shamrooooock]

Absolutely right

[@mambaforever24.]

@@yudo-cc3fd are you taking into account the alcohol or other substances in their system? or are you cherry picking now? I didn’t say high people are angels. I said I PERSONALLY haven’t seen two high people fight. english comprehension is a great thing

[@stayinganonymous.3172]

Good news.

[@AmericanWRITER09]

Cannabis has been used as medicine in this country when it was legal he didn’t mention that. He also didn’t mention how it dates back to Asia used as medicine as well. Sorry but it’s not just a drug it’s a miracle drug that helps save many with PTSD

[@adrianpadilla6881]

Smoked for over 3 years everyday. Now it makes me really anxious and paranoid. It’s good but with everything, moderation is key.

[@MartinManweiler]

When I went to NYC I bought a joint and thought it was so cool that you could just smoke it in the shop- nothing like that here in CO.

[@theadskipper2928]

To be honest people would be more happy working if they can just smoke weed on their break like people do cigs.

[@zakjackson2610]

Talking about prefrontal cortex like docs aren’t corpos thru and thru. They used to recommend certain cigarettes for Christ’s sake.

[@serverconnection3298]

How do you keep the production quality high on a budget like this video?

[@B86432]

Boomers laugh & say hold my beer kid

[@BrianM-44041]

Hold my 6 foot bong young 'uns

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

I see just as many old people with vet or religious hats as I do young people at dispensaries everywhere especially in Missouri & Colorado.

[@estinaviv]

Missourian here, and I can confirm lol

[@reallyrealraven]

Millennial here who spent countless unpaid hours of thankless nonprofit work helping to get it legalized for Gen Z and everyone else just to have my generation left out of the discussion entirely. You're welcome. And thanks, CBS.

[@JMH702]

As a Gen Z stoner, thank you.

[@RadzBudz]

Thank you you paved our roads and im doing the same here in the uk

[@reallyrealraven]

@@JMH702 no thanks necessary, I just hate the divisiveness of these silly generational wars! It seems like a marketing ploy, and almost like history being rewritten at times. Gen Z and millennials have a lot of crossover and so many of the same socioeconomic struggles, I'm sure the powers that be don't want us working together too much...we might get something done!

[@reallyrealraven]

@@RadzBudz @JMH702 thank you and keep it up! I just hate the divisiveness of these generational wars. It seems like a marketing ploy, and almost like history being rewritten at times. Gen Z and millennials have a lot of crossover and so many of the same socioeconomic struggles, I'm sure the powers that be don't want us working together too much, because then we might change the world

[@DylanSpicer-fv6cz]

10-20 yrs ago these kids would be sitting down taking shots or drinking something and then becoming hardcore drinkers after a few months with a physical dependency

[@collinjay7108]

15% percent? This lady is living in 100 years ago.

[@MindsEntropy]

ofcourse it’s some alt kid with a beanie and then the next picture is some girl covered in tattoos..

[@michael8614]

No gen z is enjoying the hard work of legalization fron gen x and millenials. Generation zero is responsible for nothing. 😂

[@burritoman5567]

the cycle continues, just let us enjoy weed and quit telling us to get off your lawn

[@abrahamtzm3783]

watching this as i roll a joint

[@richstex4736]

Sadly, only one state in the SEC has legal cannabis.

[@DondoDiscGolf]

SMOKE EVERYDAY!!!

[@Dholmeshmh]

Did she say New York is the Mecca for Marijuana??????

[@Bananaduck564]

My jaw dropped as well

[@BrianM-44041]

Amsterdam, jamaica, afghanistan, thailand, california, and colorado have entered the chat ...

[@devinheiner5692]

And it’s not even legal yet. What a joke. Alcohol isn’t even a competitor

[@lifeshardenough]

These people remind me of the hipsters and techies from gta 5 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Sonic-gy7kq]

As a medical weed patients for years... I quit weed entirely. Addiction is bad no matter what drug it is. If you smoke weed everyday then you are addicted, if you think not, then you are in denial. I support weed use to get off opioids and benzos, but weed will take over your life. Just slower and less life impacting. To be the person I want to be I had to quit weed. Not for a job/drug-test, not for somebody else, but for yourself.

[@sms7048]

Totally agree. If these people in the video stopped smoking cold turkey today they wouldn’t be able to eat or sleep well for a couple weeks. Everything comes with a price

[@GraylinMcElvery]

yup agree 100% people say cuz its one of the safest mind altering substances and can have many upsides that it is 100% safe which is not true. I had to quit for same reasons and yes it can be a painful addiction and to look at it like its h2o in terms of its potential for harm is just ignorant asf

[@BrianM-44041]

Quitters never won and winners never quit. Just because you cant handle your amoke dont lay that trip on the millions who can. Presidents, judges, doctors, lawyers, musicians, nurses, engineers, copporate ceos...all smoke weed and have for decades. Cope harder 😺

[@stayinganonymous.3172]

Sounds like you dont have the willpower for moderation. Cannabis has embellished my life, and I fully endorse the use of it. You are simply spreading misinformation.

[@stayinganonymous.3172]

​​@@BrianM-44041its the typical "my life was so hard" now "look at me, I did somethig and beat 'addiction'..." This person is probably is a hypochondriac, too.

[@dustinw41]

Less people drinking, more people smoking = less abusive husbands and fathers.

[@soia421]

Thank you 👍

[@fujocel]

Less dead kids at parties. A lottt more dangerous to try and outdrink eachother than to giggle and pass around a joint.

[@fuji4202]

I’m Gen X I always prefer flowers or edibles over drinks . My daily dose 200mg

[@faithjudge5461]

Please… gen x been smoking at work since the 90’s😭

[@Crowcryptic]

Boomer have been smoking before gen z or gen x

[@duncanself5111]

Gen X doing my part too 💚 Always helps me focus

[@MrMarvinWiley]

We have a tendency to exploit anything we can industrialize and profit from. I wouldn't be here without it, but that dont mean I'm here for it.

[@PotatoCruncher12]

The contradiction in what you said is crazy

[@MrMarvinWiley]

It's crazy to contradict popular opinion.

[@sokar9438]

From a milenial, thank you guys so much

[@PhilipHood-du1wk]

Our young people are attacked from all sides. Why don't we older people, who should know better, do something ?

[@nymetfans1]

I smoke everyday but I agree the potency is way more today than in the 90s. I quit smoking for 20 years and started up again 4 years ago and I have a very very low tolerance.

[@BrianM-44041]

No it isnt i had fire in the 90s best weed of my life. Stuff now is generic af

[@OpinionatedPirck]

Marijuana is driving it’s own popularity, and it has been for a very long time. Gen Z?! Hahaaahaa now that’s funny.

[@stephenwilliams9628]

It could have something to do with it being legal now but ok

[@greg9069]

I’m in horrible pain 24/7, with cannabis I can take 1/3rd of the pain pills I normally would in a given day. Alcohol on the other hand makes the pain 10x worse within an hour of the last drink and has me flared up for a week. So I never drink unfortunately cannabis is fully illegal in my state still so things aren’t too good for me.

[@S.V.TeFiti]

I love Vitamin M

[@flyxguy956]

As a holder of a commercial drivers license, I wish daily alcohol and weed could switch places. Alcohol has ruined my life, I gave up weed to get a better job. I miss you Mary, maybe we can be together again one day.

[@nick_pim]

69% stayed on the screen for quite some time

[@ishadow6044]

Imo weed just relaxes you it isn’t a drug like how other drugs are.

[@blackout07blue]

15% THC is perfectly fine. 30%+ is the issue.

[@freedomofspeechgg]

Just wait until you hear about the percentage dab pens have…

[@Ac3.420]

everyone has their own tolerance, 15% may work for you but that doesnt mean it works for everyone

[@West_Coast]

Regulating cannabis is the problem...

[@hillpunk92]

Speak for yourself not others.

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

15% is weak. I just got a quarter of champion city chocolate 29% thc. Takes way less to get you high because its stronger saving money that way.

[@lordnicoo3250]

Doesn't make a difference. Whether ur smoking weed or drinking alcohol, most regular consumers who quit will admit their life is better without the substance. If you decide that one is "better" than the other then your missing the point. The point is regular people dont need these things to function and do work, and ANY substance will always make you sadder in the long term that's just how artificial dopamine works.

[@Crowcryptic]

lol nothing can’t make me sadder then my severe depression 😗

[@lordnicoo3250]

@@Crowcryptic true lol

[@elenaschiff6171]

I used to drink but stopped completely. I love smoking weed because it’s been helping me with my mental health and inspires me. I have gotten my mom to try it again and she does really like it and is kind of against it.

[@lxvemedz5397]

15% is an understatement

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

Gen Z❤

[@DgurlSunshine]

GEN X. HOW DO THEY REGULATE HOME-BREWING AND BEER SEEDS? CRYPTO CON FRAUDS!!! ADULTS DO NOT ASK FOR PERMISSION. MARIJUANA IS NON-TOXIC. NULLIFY BAD POLICY!

[@user-er3ri6sc3j]

So a man pays a woman for her you know what is a crime and illegal.

[@alyxferrari8793]

yes. next time try contributing something related to the discussion 👍

[@user-er3ri6sc3j]

@@alyxferrari8793 Next time, try contributing something original and unique.

[@tinemosentis7746]

"legal age should be 33 for cannabis", ok so lets make the legal age for alcohol 33 years as well.

[@BrianM-44041]

Alcohol should be 80.

[@Korloko]

When he said the weed capital is in NYC I died 🪦

[@albihysenaj5997]

Gen z is less likely to drink alcohol

[@Crowcryptic]

Umm that’s not true at all

[@BrianM-44041]

And more likely to do fentanyl. Your point?

[@stayinganonymous.3172]

That is excellent.

[@BradThePitts]

The world needs gas station attendants!

[@elnini95]

Weed is going to lead you there forever job

[@joedirago14]

*New Jersey needs gas station attendants

[@mambaforever24.]

yeah good thing gas station attendants don’t drink

[@RobertNight1]

Makes sense. I'm a millennial in my 30s and the only reason I took alcohol was bc it was legally available everywhere. I always preferred weed edibles. No hangover and I just felt more at peace.

[@lucaswilson4373]

unpopular opinion possibly, but a lot of people seem to always roll too big of a joint. I've been consuming for almost 6 years, with peaks in my tolerance, and I can say most of my joints contain less than half a gram of bud... medical 30% THC bud. On a physiological level, there is no need for more than that, even when considering body weight.

[@thegorgeousoutdoorsman7983]

Comparing these vices are pointless. Both smoking and drinking puts you at a disadvantage. Alcohol slowly kills you and weed just slows you down, I don't like or need either.

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

Good for you, many people need it, its the only thing that really helps my ptsd & sleep issues. Im a workout person and don't like or use pills or alcohol just cannabis.

[@Perry-kd9cs]

Good for you

[@cmdkaboom]

The stoner generation....

[@user-ig9xv8wd4g]

Better than the alcoholic generation

[@biscaynesupercars]

Because alcohol, opiates and cocaine were so much better

[@BrianM-44041]

Thats gen x

[@albihysenaj5997]

Just like what hippies used to do in the late 60s and 70s

[@guilephantom1997]

"Hey Siri, Play Wiz Khalifa - James Bong."

[@hugojimenez3324]

I smoked weed regularly for nearly 30 years. Trust me, there’s nothing good about it. Yeah, it makes you feel good for a while and may not mess you up as much as alcohol, but it’s still a huge waste of time, money and energy. You’re better without it.

[@Gr8Incarnate]

We're still waiting on your point on how "there's nothing good about it".

[@TheBanatter]

To you it is. Some can handle it better than others and the ones who can't should definitely quit

[@Showyouaroundme]

I'm 27 and burnt through my 20's because of it. Wastes so much time. Desperate to quit.

[@BrianM-44041]

Its free when you grow it. I've been smoking every day for 36 years and im doing fine. Im even retired early and comfortable.

[@stayinganonymous.3172]

Your lies are pathetic.

[@mhermit]

Stay clean.

[@calebmichael5511]

To stay clean would require you to not take prescription pills from doctors.

[@mikehawk2415]

ok he wants to move the legal weed age then move the alcohol age too.

[@kenmushroomllc]

To establish causation, researchers need to demonstrate that the cause precedes the effect. In observational studies, it can be challenging to establish a clear temporal order, particularly if individuals begin using cannabis in response to early symptoms of psychosis.

[@Giants4641]

CBS has no clue what there talking about.

[@Thegingerbreadm4n]

I know....

[@Winnspeed]

I don’t understand the guy when he says it’s way better than alcohol and no hangover why do you need to do anything. It’s sad to think this generation is going to live its life high. How about no drugs and no alcohol give that a shot.

[@DgurlSunshine]

HOW DO THEY REGULATE HOME-BREWING AND BEER SEEDS? CRYPTO CON FRAUDS!!! ADULTS DO NOT ASK FOR PERMISSION. MARIJUANA IS NON-TOXIC. NULLIFY BAD POLICY!

[@alejandroramirez4470]

i've seen an increase in tattoos also, which I'm not too bothered by but they're just wasteful at this point.

[@Ryan88881]

You seem to be under the impression that being abstinent and sober 24/7 is somehow healthy which is a completely faulty premise.

[@acslater017]

Why do anything? Because modifying your consciousness is pretty much the reason we do anything. To be happy, appreciate the arts, be at peace, enjoy the company of others, taste good food, are universally enjoyed by humans. Weed enhances all of those things. And people should be free to do what they want with their own bodies and minds.

[@TheBanatter]

I do! You can always look into the effects of alcohol to find out the difference

[@soupethebarber6498]

But i bet they are ok with selling a young man a prescription with no problem

[@JoshLousk]

I’m gen Z but the BOOMERS 100% started the recreational cannabis movement as we know it

[@estinaviv]

They 100% did, they just don’t wanna admit it lmao. When she was younger, my grandma literally showed up to her jury duty high asf 😂