Cannabis Use Among Mothers
- Among 3,000 self-described American cannabis consumers surveyed by New Frontier Data, mothers use cannabis more frequently than do women without children.
- Those whose children are minors (under 18) are more likely (30%) to describe consumption as an important aspect of their identities than are either those with adult children (17%) or those without children (18%).
- Likewise, those with children under 18 are more likely (34%) to spend more than $100 per month on cannabis than either those with adult children (21%) or those without children (19%).
- Overall, mothers are 29% more likely (54% vs. 42%) to “primarily or only” consume cannabis alone than are women without children, while nearly a third of mothers (30%) said they “only” do so (compared to 18% of women without children): Solitary use is slightly higher among mothers whose children are adults rather than minors.
- Mothers are more likely than women without children to say that family members know about their cannabis use (78% vs 65%), yet mothers (82%) are less likely than women without children (87%) to say that their friends know about their cannabis use.
