{"id":7522,"date":"2026-09-01T12:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=7522"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:39:19","slug":"alcohol-consumption-up-after-cannabis-legalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/01\/alcohol-consumption-up-after-cannabis-legalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol consumption up after cannabis legalization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1633618438185.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1633618438185.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1633618438185.jpeg 489w, https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1633618438185-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1633618438185-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lead author Sarah Windle, a PhD candidate in McGill\u2019s Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By Murray Sherriffs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McGill University researchers say <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/1468-0009.70108\">legalizing cannabis has brought about positive and negative ripple effects<\/a> on other substance use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarah Windle led the study and says that medical and recreational cannabis use increased as expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&#8230;we found a potential decrease in alcohol use following medical legalization, suggesting some of these individuals who are using medical cannabis may actually be using cannabis in place of alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, where they would have formerly drank, they\u2019re using cannabis instead to replace those effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHowever, following recreational cannabis legalization, we found an increase in alcohol use, particularly among young adults.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Murray Sherriffs McGill University researchers say legalizing cannabis has brought about positive and negative ripple effects on other substance use. 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